The NFL and NFLPA are one step closer toward agreeing upon a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The current CBA is set to expire after the 2020 NFL season and with TV deals looming, the NFL and NFLPA are working to get things done early.
NFL ownership previously voted to accept the terms on the new CBA proposal. There have since been meetings between the NFL and NFLPA trying to hammer out some of the issues in the proposal. Prominent players such as Aaron Rodgers, JJ Watt and others have publicly expressed their displeasure over the new CBA.
Behind the scenes, the NFL’s legal services have been hard at work finalizing the language to put the CBA into writing. That document has been completed and you can view the 465-page CBA in its entirety here.
The clock starts today for players from the Kansas City Chiefs and other NFL teams to ratify the new CBA with a majority vote. According to numerous reports, ballots officially went out to the players for voting today and they’ll have until March 12 to vote on the new CBA. That date also happens to be the deadline for NFL teams to place franchise and transition tags on players this year.
The NFL hopes to come to an agreement with its players on a new CBA ahead of the start of the 2020 league year, eliminating any potential threat of work stoppage ahead of the 2021 season. Should players be unable to come to an agreement with the league, the two parties still have the summer to hash out a deal. It’s still unknown whether this proposed CBA is the best possible deal that players will see from NFL ownership.
