NFLPA director indicates owners preparing for 2011 lockout

NFLPA director indicates owners preparing for 2011 lockout

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the National Football League Players Association, gave dire odds Thursday on the chances the NFL owners will lock out the players in 2011.

“On a scale of 1 to 10, ” Smith said, with 10 being the likelihood of a lockout, “it’s a 14.”
The collective-bargaining agreement between the players’ association and the owners expires in March 2011. The owners opted out of the current agreement two years early, and as part of that action, the league will play the 2010 season without a salary cap.

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