NFL Presents Economic Proposal For New CBA To NFLPA

The NFL has rolled out its economic proposal for a new CBA, which includes a rookie wage scale and credits against NFL club owners' expenses which will be deducted from revenues that determine a salary cap, a source confirmed. The NFL and the NFLPA have agreed to keep the talks secret, but industry Web Site profootballtalk.com was the first to report that the league had begun to discuss financial terms for a new labor deal at its last formal bargaining session in N.Y. last Wednesday. The Web site also reported that the two sides had agreed to a "media blackout," which is common in labor negotiations when the two sides are trying to make progress in bargaining. Asked if the league had unveiled its economic proposal, including a rookie wage scale and expense credits against the salary cap, NFL Senior VP/PR Greg Aiello said in an email, "We are not commenting on the negotiations." NFLPA Assistant Exec Dir of External Affairs George Atallah said in an email, "The NFLPA is not discussing the CBA negotiations in an effort to maintain the integrity of the talks." for more click the link.