NFL Lockout

The 32 NFL owners approve a collective bargaining agreement to lift the four-month lockout, pending players’ approval of the CBA.

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NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith looks on at left as New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, second from right, is hugged by Jeff Saturday of the Indianapolis Colt during a July 25 news conference at the NFL Players Association in Washington, after the NFL Players Association executive board and 32 team reps voted unanimously to approve the terms of a deal with owners to the end the 4½-month lockout. From left are, Smith, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, Kraft and Saturday.

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Quarterback Charlie Batch arrives for a meeting of the NFL Players Association in Washington, D.C., July 25. The NFL players and owners are set to agree on a labor deal and end the lockout they began in March.

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Kevin Mawae, president of the NFL Players Association Executive Committee, left, arrives for the meeting in Washington.

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A microphone stands outside the entrance to the building where members of the NFL Players Association are meeting in Washington.

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Denver Broncos football safety Brian Dawkins arrives in Washington.

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Former NFL player Pete Kendall arrives for the NFL players meeting.

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Jon Elway, executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos, arrives for a meeting, July 22, in Atlanta. NFL general managers and other team executives are meeting to discuss specifics of the labor agreement approved by owners and make plans for the season while awaiting the players' vote on the deal.

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NFL football commissioner Roger Goodell flanked by Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, left, and Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt announces that NFL owners have agreed to a tentative agreement that would end the lockout pending the players approval in College Park, Ga., on July 21.

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NFL general counsel Jeff Pash listens to a reporter's question during a news conference where it was announced that NFL owners have agreed to a tentative agreement that would end the lockout pending player approval.

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Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney speaks during a news conference in College Park, Ga.

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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones talks on his phone during an NFL owners labor committee meeting.

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Tennessee Titans quarterbacks Rusty Smith, left, and Brett Ratliff, right, work out as the Father Ryan High School football team practices behind them in Nashville, Tenn. NFL owners met to discuss, and possibly vote on, a tentative deal to end the lockout that began in March.

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Tennessee Titans safety Chris Hope works out at a high school field in Nashville.

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Tennessee Titans quarterback Rusty Smith, left, works out along with cornerback Cortland Finnegan, center, and safety Chris Hope, right, work out at a high school field in Nashville.

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Tennessee Titans quarterbacks Rusty Smith, right, and Brett Ratliff, center, and cornerback Cortland Finnegan rest after a workout at a high school field.

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Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, left, arrives for a NFL owners meeting as he is followed by the media including Steve Wyche, right, of the NFL Network, in College Park, Ga., July 21.

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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, left, talks to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell as a security guard looks on in the hallway outside the NFL owners labor committee meetings in College Park, Ga., July 21.

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New York Jets owner Woody Johnson arrives for an NFL owners labor committee meeting in College Park, Ga.

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Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf arrives for an NFL owners labor committee meeting.

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Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian arrives for a NFL owners meeting.

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Cleveland Browns President Mike Holmgren arrives for a NFL owners meeting in College Park, Ga.

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Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie arrives for an NFL owners labor committee meeting on July 21.

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NFL lead negotiator Jeff Pash, right, speaks as NFL spokesman Greg Aiello, left, looks on during a news conference after an NFL owners labor committee meeting on July 20.

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DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director of the NFLPA, arrives at the NFL Players Association offices in Washington, July 20. An end to the NFL lockout appears close, with both sides preparing to vote on a proposed deal once it is finalized.

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NFL Players Association President Kevin Mawae, left, speaks to reporters as he stands with NFL Players Association spokesman George Atallah, right, outside the NFL Players Association offices in Washington, July 20.

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Derrick Mason of the Baltimore Ravens, center, and other player representatives arrive at the NFL Players Association offices in Washington, July 20.

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Jeff Saturday, of the Indianapolis Colts, arrives at the NFL Players Association offices in Washington.

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New York Jets guard Brandon Moore leaves the NFL Players Association, July 20, in Washington, as talks to end the NFL lockout continued.

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This May 5, 2011 photo shows Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., home of the Buffalo Bills, during the NFL football lockout. The NFL lockout hasn't just affected players. Seven of the NFL's 32 teams have instituted pay cuts or furloughs for other employees since the lockout began March 12,

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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during a news conference at the NFL football owners meetings in Rosemont, Ill., Tuesday, June 21, 2011.

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Tennessee Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan, center, thanks his teammates for coming to a player-organized practice, Thursday, June 9, 2011, at Father Ryan High School in Nashville, Tenn.

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Cincinnati Bengals' Rey Maualuga, right, hands off the ball to unsigned rookie quarterback Andy Dalton, Wednesday, June 8, 2011, during a football player-organized workout at the University of Cincinnati campus in Cincinnati.

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DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, leaves the federal courthouse Friday, June 3, in St. Louis. A three-judge panel from the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing arguments by the NFL and its players association on the legality of a nearly three-month lockout by the league.

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Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, left, talks with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell while arriving at the NFL football owners meetings in Indianapolis, Tuesday, May 24.

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Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, arrives at the NFL football owners meetings in Rosemont, Ill., Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Owners began a critical meeting to discuss progress from recent talks with players.

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Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts, talks to reporters as he arrives for meetings in Rosemont, Ill., Tuesday, June 21. NFL owners gathered to discuss the status of negotiations with the players for a new collective bargaining agreement.

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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, second from right, and others grab a bite to eat during the NFL football owners meetings in Rosemont, Ill., Tuesday, June 21.

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Chicago Bears CEO Ted Phillips arrives at the NFL football owners meetings in Rosemont, Ill., Tuesday, June 21, 2011.

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Redskins Quarterbacks John Beck (L) and Rex Grossman (R) on June 11, 2011. Redskins players have organized their own 3-day workout because the lockout has prevented the team from holding organized team activities.

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Malcom Kelly catches a pass on June 11, 2011. Redskins players have organized their own 3-day workout because the lockout has prevented the team from holding organized team activities.

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The Washington Redskins run through plays at a field in Northern Virginia on June 11, 2011. Redskins players have organized their own 3-day workout because the lockout has prevented the team from holding organized team activities.

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Keiland Williams takes a hand off from QB John Beck on June 11, 2011. Redskins players have organized their own 3-day workout because the lockout has prevented the team from holding organized team activities.

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James Quinn, a lawyer representing locked-out NFL players, arrives at the federal courthouse Friday, June 3, 2011, in St. Louis. A three-judge panel from the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing arguments by the NFL and its players association on the legality of a nearly three-month lockout by the league.

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Paul Clement, a lawyer representing the NFL, arrives at the federal courthouse Friday, June 3, in St. Louis. A three-judge panel from the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing arguments by the NFL and its players association the legality of a nearly three-month lockout by the league.

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, center, speaks with reporters after a player-organized practice at Tulane University in New Orleans, Wednesday, June 15, 2011. A six-week session of voluntary practices for Saints NFL football players ends Thursday.

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Ted Olson, a lawyer representing NFL players, speaks after leaving the federal courthouse Friday, June 3, in St. Louis. A three-judge panel from the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing arguments by the NFL and its players association on the legality of a nearly three-month lockout by the league.

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NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith speaks at a news conference during a tailgate-style rally in support of the players union at a bar in St Paul, Minn., Tuesday, Oct.19, 2010.

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks with the media after football labor negotiations, Friday, March 4, 2011, in Washington.

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