NFLPA "accepts" league proposal

[Dpantherman]

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on March 2, 2010 4:44 PM ET

On the question and answer section of the NFL Labor site, the league wrote the following in one answer: "No current player needs to take a pay-cut as a result of our proposal."

The NFLPA chose to snidely respond Tuesday:

"The players of the National Football League are prepared to sign an agreement today that guarantees that the salary cap will not decrease and that there will be no decrease in retired players' or other benefits under the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)."

The NFLPA goes on to suggest a negotiation for an extension to the CBA, a concept the league has already rejected.

PFT's resident legal man is off the computer, and will have his thoughts on the proposal later. But he wrote this morning that the union should request a bargaining session this week.

This "proposal" is a move in that direction, but looks like grandstanding. It's free publicity, with a knowing wink.

For the sake of football fans everywhere, it would be nice to see both sides of the bargaining table make a legitimate effort to make some progress on a deal.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/03/02/nflpa-accepts-league-proposal/

still doubt anything of signficance happens before Midnight Friday