By James Varney, The Times-Picayune
March 07, 2010, 7:56AM
When the NFL owners gather in Orlando, Fla., next week for their annual meeting, the biggest topic of discussion is arguably what will happen next year.
The league’s collective bargaining agreement is slated to expire one year from now. As is common early in labor negotiations, both sides – owners and players – are taking hard-line stances couched in placating tones. But with talks typically not beginning in earnest until the 11th hour on these sort of mammoth deals, experts said each side needs to get its fallback positions in order soon lest professional football vanish for some time in 2011.
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