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1. We more than split the economic difference between us, increasing our proposed cap for 2011 significantly and accepting the Union’s proposed cap number for 2014 ($161 million per club).

2. An entry level compensation system based on the Union’s “rookie cap” proposal, rather than the wage scale proposed by the clubs. Under the NFL proposal, players drafted in rounds 2-7 would be paid the same or more than they are paid today. Savings from the first round would be reallocated to veteran players and benefits.

3. A guarantee of up to $1 million of a player’s salary for the contract year after his injury – the first time that the clubs have offered a standard multi-year injury guarantee.

4. Immediate implementation of changes to promote player health and safety by:

• Reducing the off-season program by five weeks, reducing OTAs from 14 to 10, and limiting on-field practice time and contact;
• Limiting full-contact practices in the preseason and regular season; and
• Increasing number of days off for players.

5. Commit that any change to an 18-game season will be made only by agreement and that the 2011 and 2012 seasons will be played under the current 16-game format.

6. Owner funding of $82 million in 2011-12 to support additional benefits to former players, which would increase retirement benefits for more than 2000 former players by nearly 60 percent.

7. Offer current players the opportunity to remain in the player medical plan for life.

8. Third party arbitration for appeals in the drug and steroid programs.

9. Improvements in the Mackey plan, disability plan, and degree completion bonus program.

10. A per-club cash minimum spend of 90 percent of the salary cap over three seasons.

http://nfllabor.com/2011/03/11/exclu...osal-to-nflpa/

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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6217059

The top spokesman for NFL players says the union and league were not very close to agreeing to a new labor deal last week.

George Atallah said in a conference call with reporters Monday: "The perception is that we were really, really close. The reality is: We really, really weren't."
Negotiations broke off Friday. The union dissolved itself and players sued the league in federal court; owners imposed a lockout.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees says the owners' final proposal Friday "was all a show, with no real intent to get a deal done."
The two main sticking points: how much money owners would get up front before dividing the rest of $9 billion in annual revenues with players, and the union's demand for full financial disclosure.