NFL owners voted to approve terms of a new collective bargaining agreement with players on Thursday. Now the players have to vote on the possibility of accepting the proposed CBA.
The NFL Players Association is holding a conference call Friday with representatives from each of the league’s 32 teams. Broncos kicker Brandon McManus is serving as Denver’s representative.
The NFLPA executive committee voted not to recommend the CBA proposal, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. That recommendation is not the final say, though, the players — including McManus — still have to vote.
Under the proposed new CBA, the regular season will expand to 17 games within the next few years. The playoffs will expand from 12 teams to 14 teams, with that change happening as quickly as next season.
NFL teams would also be allowed to bring back a third player from injured reserve with the new CBA and practice squads will increase from 10 players to 14 players in 2022, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.
The current CBA was ratified in 2011 and lasts through the 2020 season.
