Officials of the NFL want a new labor deal. They are convinced owners of the League want something else, a lockout in 2011. Monday morning, DeMaurice Smith the NFLPA executive director while on the Colts’ training camp told reporters that a lockout is expected to be imposed by the owners in two years. They are already beginning to advise players on how to cope with it. the players are staring to listen.
Jeff Saturday the Three-time Pro Bowl center and the Colts’ player representative, admit he already talked with his teammates about increasing their savings now. Charlie Batch, the Pittsburgh quarterback said earlier this month that he also spoke with teammates about benefit loss possibilities such as retirement plans in case of work stop and health insurance. And Kevin Mawae, Tennessee center and NFLPA president, said the same thing. If ever a lockout is made, we want our players to be prepared. But league spokesman Greg Aiello tamped down the prediction and said they are negotiating a new agreement and they still have two seasons before the expiration of contracts.
