NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kevin Mawae believes there will be football in 2011. He just doesn’t know when.
Speaking in front of nearly 100 Music City business and civic leaders Tuesday, the president of the decertified NFL Players Association and former Tennessee Titans center tried to stay optimistic when talking about the future of the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement.
Mawae described the labor negotiations to members of the Exchange Club of Nashville for about 40 minutes and painted a picture of owners who remain unwilling to take steps toward a season.
Meanwhile players on several teams, including the New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins, are gathering for informal workouts while a federal appeals court deliberates on the owners’ request to toss out a ruling that briefly lifted the lockout.