The NFLPA will vote on Friday on the settlement agreement, according to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. NFL owners voted on Thursday to ratify their version of a proposed settlement agreement.
The players received the details of the NFL owners’ version of the agreement on Thursday after the players’ board call.
There are still a few issues left to resolve. One of the issues for the NFLPA is that some players want an opt-out clause seven years into the ten year deal.
Another issue is the NFL’s requirement that the players recertify as a union as a condition to the owners lifting the lockout. The owners believe that the NFLPA could recertify quickly by using electronic signatures. The NFLPA believes that it should follow the same process used to decertify, which required players to sign cards to authorize the action.
