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NFL reaches new collective
bargaining agreement with
officials to end lockout

New York Daily News, by Kevin Armstrong

Original Article

Posted By:JoniTx, 9/27/2012 6:55:29 AM

As the clock ticked toward midnight at the NFL offices inside 345 Park Ave. and Week?4’s slate of games grew closer Wednesday, the league and its referees’ union came to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement. The team owners lifted the three-month lockout, allowing the regular officials to return to the field, flags in hand, for Thursday night’s contest in Baltimore, where the Ravens and Browns will meet at M&T Bank Stadium. The settlement came at the end of a nonstop negotiation session. The two sides met for five consecutive days, the pace picking up

  

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Jethro bo, 9/27/2012 7:06:38 AM     (No. 8892810)

Will Obsmbi step in? The NFL is about fire dozens and it just isn't fair. Competence and merit have no place in today's world. Equality of experience is all that matters. These new res didn't earn it. Someone else did and those someone elses should be given the same opportunities. It just sin't fair!


Reply 2 - Posted by: Alibi Inn, 9/27/2012 8:22:11 AM     (No. 8892964)

Still won't help the Cleveland Clowns. Ok, posters, hate away....


   

 

  


 
Reply 3 - Posted by: chrisrenegar, 9/27/2012 8:39:59 AM     (No. 8893005)

Good, now about those annoying female commentators....


Reply 4 - Posted by: TunnelRat, 9/27/2012 8:41:07 AM     (No. 8893013)

That was tacky, #2. You don't 'hate' the Cleveland Browns; you just feel sorry for them...


Reply 5 - Posted by: srhcb, 9/27/2012 8:45:54 AM     (No. 8893027)

Damn!

Unless something else "really important" comes along, people may actually have to resort to talking about electing a President of the United States?


Reply 6 - Posted by: Hnddog, 9/27/2012 9:30:32 AM     (No. 8893150)

They can throw the replay equipment away they won't need it these are perfect union officials. The Commentators will not be questioning any calls they will just be saying amen to ever call.


Reply 7 - Posted by: Whamdbambam, 9/27/2012 10:02:25 AM     (No. 8893246)

The MFm will give the credit to President GutsyCall.


   

 

  


 
Reply 8 - Posted by: BaseballFan, 9/27/2012 10:07:51 AM     (No. 8893269)

The Pack was robbed!
Re-start the season! Call Games 1 through 3 "extra pre-season games".


Reply 9 - Posted by: formerNYer, 9/27/2012 10:26:52 AM     (No. 8893332)

It's about time, the replacement officials were HORRIBLE, the NFL couldn't even get the best out of the major conference college Refs because they were expressly forbidden to work for the NFL by there league.
Again another Ldotter misses the point, officiating will never be perfect as long as humans are involved but it will be like it should be.


Reply 10 - Posted by: spahrkl, 9/27/2012 10:31:19 AM     (No. 8893352)

Sad that people are not as upset about our dept, the lies from Washington, the killing of an Ambassador and staff as they are about the dumb officials at the Packer Game.


Reply 11 - Posted by: KingBubo, 9/27/2012 11:32:14 AM     (No. 8893575)

I don't blame the replacement refs, they simply weren't ready for the job. They were not even the top level college refs, they were division 2 and 3, along with fired lingerie league refs. They had little training and were put in a tough spot. All refs are human and make mistakes. If the refs are union, no one else can be expected to be able to work and be at their level. Discriminatory


Reply 12 - Posted by: King of all trolls, 9/27/2012 11:35:34 AM     (No. 8893593)

Ut ohes. Now who is Aron Rogers and The Pack of waa waaaas gonna blame for their 1-2 record? Ha


   

 



 

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