Updated Title: Lockout Over-NFLPA Unanimously Votes to Approve Deal
 

Thought it might be good to start a fresh thread with the latest details. Official announcement expected later today.

The big news for us, assuming nothing changes last minute, is we can sign our rookies and UDFA starting tomorrow. We can also start talking with free agents, any free agents. But no signings before Friday. And training camp for us starts either Thursday or Friday. Most are saying Thursday, have heard some say Friday though

Here are a couple of good links that start to outline the essentials of the deal.

[url=http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/blogs/sports/ravens/ravens-domonique-foxworth-updates-teammates-on-labor-talks-upcoming-schedule/article_073f42a6-b66a-11e0-bca3-001cc4c002e0.html]Ravens: Domonique Foxworth updates teammates on labor talks, upcoming schedule - Carroll County Times: Ravens[/url].

[url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/peter_king/07/24/labor/index.html]NFL owners and players nearing an end to lockout and labor dispute in time for full 2011 NFL schedule - Peter King - SI.com[/url]

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Well now I hear things may start to move as quickly as this afternoon

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So excited to put this nonsense behind us and get back to football.

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[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/25/still-conflicting-reports-about-timeline-for-upcoming-week/]Still conflicting reports about timeline for upcoming week | ProFootballTalk[/url]

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[quote=Mattyk;812428]So excited to put this nonsense behind us and get back to football.[/quote]Crystallized my thoughts eloquently.

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[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/25/new-cba-has-protections-for-career-ending-injuries/]New CBA has protections for career-ending injuries | ProFootballTalk[/url]

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[quote=Mattyk;812428]So excited to put this nonsense behind us and get back to football.[/quote]

Yessir

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Woop woop!

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[quote=Mattyk;812428]So excited to put this nonsense behind us and get back to football.[/quote]

Amen to that!

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Glad to hear it! So on Friday, we can welcome Nnamdi to Washington!!!!

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[quote=Mechanix544;812437]Glad to hear it! So on Friday, we can welcome Nnamdi to Washington!!!![/quote]

Get ur checkbook and favorite writin' pen out ladies....

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I've learned nothing is done until the ink is dried. When I hear the deal is done I'll get ready for some football.

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Per Adam S.:

Teams can sign their free agents this afternoon. Teams can begin talking to UFAs this afternoon. Teams can sign UFAs tomorrow at noon.

Teams can begin talking trades this afternoon. Any trade made would not become official until Saturday.

Teams can begin signing UFAs tomorrow at noon. Those contracts would not take effect until Aug 2.

Ten teams would report Weds, 10 Thurs, 10 Fri, with Jets and Texans reporting on Sunday. New league year would start Aug. 2 at 4 pm.

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Redskins training camp begins Wednesday

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Woot

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;812485]Per Adam S.:

[COLOR="Lime"][SIZE="6"]Teams can sign their free agents this afternoon. Teams can begin talking to UFAs this afternoon. Teams can sign UFAs tomorrow at noon.[/SIZE][/COLOR]Teams can begin talking trades this afternoon. Any trade made would not become official until Saturday.

Teams can begin signing UFAs tomorrow at noon. Those contracts would not take effect until Aug 2.

Ten teams would report Weds, 10 Thurs, 10 Fri, with Jets and Texans reporting on Sunday. New league year would start Aug. 2 at 4 pm.[/quote]

Whooaaa...

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NFL network has on the bottom of the screen that 10 teams start camp Wed., 10 teams start camp Thurs., 10 teams start camp on Fri., and the remaining 2 teams start on Sat.

Why can't they all start on Wed.? Especially since everyone is so far behind the bell curve this year due to the CBA.

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;812485]Per Adam S.:

Teams can sign their free agents this afternoon. Teams can begin talking to UFAs this afternoon. Teams can sign UFAs tomorrow at noon.

Teams can begin talking trades this afternoon. Any trade made would not become official until Saturday.

Teams can begin signing UFAs tomorrow at noon. Those contracts would not take effect until Aug 2.

Ten teams would report Weds, 10 Thurs, 10 Fri, with Jets and Texans reporting on Sunday. New league year would start Aug. 2 at 4 pm.[/quote]

Never mind you already posted the schedule and I mixed up Sat with Sun. Yours is correct.

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Also there is rumors about when teams can sign other teams players. I thought I read teams can start talking to them tomorrow and make deals but can't sign other teams FA players until Fri.

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I was just going to ask when if ever did the players vote to become a union again and it just came across the bottom of the screen NFL network......

Tues. players will report to their facilities and vote to reunionize.

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[quote=SmootSmack;812487]Redskins training camp begins Wednesday[/quote]


I'm assuming at Redskin park?

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[quote=SBXVII;812491]NFL network has on the bottom of the screen that 10 teams start camp Wed., 10 teams start camp Thurs., 10 teams start camp on Fri., and the remaining 2 teams start on Sat.

Why can't they all start on Wed.? Especially since everyone is so far behind the bell curve this year due to the CBA.[/quote]
its relative to when the team's first preseason game is

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[quote=SBXVII;812497]Also there is rumors about when teams can sign other teams players. I thought I read teams can start talking to them tomorrow and make deals but can't sign other teams FA players until Fri.[/quote]

You just quoted the FA schedule above

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I think he is confused,using UFA for UnDRAFTED free agents as opposed to UnRESTRICTED free agents. Everything I heard points to being able to sign unrestricted free agents on Tuesday or Wednesday. But I did hear one source say that free agency (the unrestricted FA's) starts at midnight on Friday. (but can be contacted as early as tomorrow).

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unrestricted and undrafted today according to Espn and NFLN

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Skins to start camp Thurs.

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Finally!!!!

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I bet the coaches are going ape-shit right about now. They may have been gearing up but, given the compressed time frames, I am sure a they have been preparing but I bet more than a few of them are thinking "WTF do I do first?"

On top of that was just reading how teams could lose RFA's midway through August.

[quote]Restricted free agency this year. Weird. The NFL hasn't finalized the timing for it yet, but there are a slew of restricted free agents, valuable ones like Roman Harper and Antonio Cromartie, who could have up to two weeks from the time camps start to choose a new team or go back to an existing one.

"Did anyone in the negotiations think how absolutely crazy this could be?'' one coach told me Saturday. "Suppose you're counting on a guy who's restricted to come back, and a week or so into free agency he gets blown out of the water with some offer, and we've already lost the chance to get anyone good to replace him -- and we're three weeks away from playing a game that counts. Whoever made some of these rules ... I mean, we could be recruiting free agents while we're trying to put together installation periods for the playbook in training camp.''

Under the plan being considered by the league last Thursday, the restricted signings could take place until Aug. 12. Signing at the last minute would give players less than a month before they played their first real game with a new team.[/quote]

Read more: [url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/peter_king/07/24/labor/index.html#ixzz1T8EM8o00]NFL owners and players nearing an end to lockout and labor dispute in time for full 2011 NFL schedule* - Peter King - SI.com[/url]

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In regards to the Restricted FA's..... make an offer they can't refuse. Simple. Otherwise the team is just offering what they think he's worth and if another team comes along and "blows him out of the water" with a better offer then clearly the team didn't think as highly about the player as the opposing team that made a big offer.

However I thought the whole reason they are called restricted is because the current team has the option to match the new offer or not.

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[quote=SBXVII;812529]Skins to start camp Thurs.[/quote]

I've heard both Wednesday and Thursday multiple times today (even Friday once or twice). I suspect facilities open up on Wednesday and full practice starts Thursday. Maybe??

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Starting to hear now there will be no opt-out. So this deal is set for the next 10 years, if true

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[quote=firstdown;812472]I've learned nothing is done until the ink is dried. When I hear the deal is done I'll get ready for some football.[/quote]

OK, I'm going to just figure the ink is dry. Hell yea!!!!

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Nice move, hope all teams follow suit

[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/25/jets-immediately-refund-employees-for-lockout-losses/]Jets immediately refund employees for lockout losses | ProFootballTalk[/url]

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[quote=JoeRedskin;812533]I bet the coaches are going ape-shit right about now. They may have been gearing up but, given the compressed time frames, I am sure a they have been preparing but I bet more than a few of them are thinking "WTF do I do first?"

On top of that was just reading how teams could lose RFA's midway through August.



Read more: [URL="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/peter_king/07/24/labor/index.html#ixzz1T8EM8o00"]NFL owners and players nearing an end to lockout and labor dispute in time for full 2011 NFL schedule* - Peter King - SI.com[/URL][/quote]


I'd bet the better coaches had a time line set up for when ever the deal got done. So they would have a plan for as little or as much time as they had to prepare the players.

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Yeah I'm sure teams have a plan in place and will be ready to move.

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[quote=Mattyk;812547]Nice move, hope all teams follow suit

[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/25/jets-immediately-refund-employees-for-lockout-losses/]Jets immediately refund employees for lockout losses | ProFootballTalk[/url][/quote]


I concur.


[quote]How immediate is immediate? Per a source who was in the room, Johnson said, “When you leave this meeting, the money will be in your accounts.”[/quote]

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[quote=SmootSmack;812542]I've heard both Wednesday and Thursday multiple times today (even Friday once or twice). I suspect facilities open up on Wednesday and full practice starts Thursday. Maybe??[/quote]

Yeah I've heard the same things. I think your right though, the facility will open tomorrow for the players to vote, and actual practice starts Thurs. or Fri.

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any word on when we can:

1) sign our own players and FAs
2) sign other team's FAs and begin trades?