WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Giants owner John Mara is part of the group representing the NFL as the league and the players’ union have returned to mediation, with less than 60 hours until their labor contract expires.
There’s no telling, of course, whether the sides will fare any better Tuesday than they did over seven consecutive days of talks that wrapped up last week — and left the league’s owners and the NFL Players Association far apart on the major issues.
The collective bargaining agreement runs out at midnight as Thursday becomes Friday on the East Coast, and the owners could lock out the players afterward. The union could also decertify — essentially, declare itself out of the business of representing players — and let the players take their chances in court.
