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__NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement __

My Portfolio topic is the NFL, and I will be researching the new collective bargaining agreement being discussed by the NFL and the Player's Union. It is basically about money. The NFL has decided they cannot afford teams to have as high of a salary cap as they do now. The NFL and Player's Union are discussing a new deal to make both sides happy.

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__Questions: __


 * 1) Why can't the NFL afford to the old deal anymore?
 * 2) What is the NFL the new salary cap should be?
 * 3) What will it take for the Player's Union to accept a new deal?
 * 4) Are there any signs of a deal being made?
 * 5) What do individual players think of this?
 * 6) How much money would the NFL lose if they are unable to make a deal?
 * 7) Has the NFL set a max they would be willing to pay or the Player's Union a minimum they would accept?

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__Annotated Bibliography __

//NFL.com - Official Site of the National Football League//. Web. 04 Nov. 2010. . -The official website of the National Football League. The website actually owned by the NFL that reports all stories involving the NFL.

//ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Sports//. Web. 04 Nov. 2010. . -One of the largest, if not the largest, media source for all major sports. A huge number of stories reported about the NFL by the best analysts in the business.

//Real-time Scores and Daily Analysis from Sports Illustrated  SI.com//. Web. 04 Nov. 2010. . -This is another large media source for all sports. This is the official website of America's most popular sports magazine.

//Yahoo! Sports - Sports News, Scores, Rumors, Fantasy Games, and More//. Web. 04 Nov. 2010. . -This is Yahoo!'s sports page. It's constantly updated to keep up to date with all the stories in the world of sports.

//FOX Sports on MSN L Sports News, Scores, Schedules, Videos and Fantasy Games//. Web. 04 Nov. 2010. . -This is the sports page of MSN. It is FOX Sports, but on MSN. This is yet another page constantly updated with news from all sports.

"NFL, Union Discuss 18-Game Season, Rookie Wages « 93.7 The Fan: Pittsburgh's Hometown Sports Station | All Sports. All The Time." //93.7 The Fan: Pittsburgh's Hometown Sports Station | All Sports. All The Time.// Web. 05 Nov. 2010. . -This article has information and details I had not heard about until now.

"The NFL's Win-Win Labor Agreement: Why Collective Bargaining Works Well." //Center for American Progress Action Fund//. Web. 05 Nov. 2010. . -There is more useful information on here. The site appears to be reliable.

Images, Daniel/Getty. "NFL Owners Say New Collective Bargaining Agreement 'realistic' | NJ.com." //New Jersey Local News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather - NJ.com//. Web. 05 Nov. 2010. . -This site could be helpful because it discusses the collective bargaining agreement from an owners standpoint.

"NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement Q & A « DenverBroncos.com." //DenverBroncos.com//. Web. 05 Nov. 2010. . -Useful information presented in a Q-A format. It's from a unique source.

Season, By. "NFL Provides Q & A On CBA Situation." //DallasCowboys.com - Official Site of the Dallas Cowboys//. Web. 05 Nov. 2010. . -A question and answer directly from the NFL about the CBA.

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__Source Suggestions __ It's crunch time!! Does anyone have more suggestions before I have to turn this in???

Sports Illustrated. "NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement Explained - NFL - SI.com." //Breaking News, Real-time Scores and Daily Analysis from Sports Illustrated  SI.com//. 20 Jan. 2010. Web. 05 Nov. 2010. . //I don't know if you already have this article, but it's basically a questions and answer page for the collective bargaining agreement.// __-Nicole Bieri__

Madland, David, and Nick Bunker. "The NFL's Win-Win Labor Agreement: Why Collective Bargaining Works Well." __Center for American Progress Action Fund__. 9 Sept. 2010. 05 Nov. 2010 . //This page tries to explain why the labor agreement is good//. __-Nicole Bieri__ <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Clary, Jason. "NFL Collective Bargaining: Can This Multi-Billion Dollar Giant Be Tamed? | Bleacher Report." //Bleacher Report | Entertaining Sports News, Photos and Slideshows//. Bleacher Report, 25 Aug. 2010. Web. 06 Nov. 2010. []. <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">This site gives eveidence for it is the owners resposibility. It says that if players don't get high salaries, owners will.-Dayton

<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">CBSSports.com Staff. "Collective Bargaining Agreement - Q & A - NFL - CBSSports.com Football." //Sports - CBSSports.com Sports News, Fantasy Scores, Sports Video//. CBS, 2010. Web. 06 Nov. 2010. []. <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Here is another questiona and answer site. I cann't really understand what it is talking about but maybe you can. I think it is talking in terms of the contract deciding player caps and such.-Dayton

<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">"NBA Salary Cap." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. Web. 07 Nov. 2010. []. - This wikipedia website gives you short information about collective bargaining agreement. -Chelsea

"NBA Economics and the Next Collective Bargaining Agreement : Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog." //Marquette University Law School//. Web. 07 Nov. 2010. []. -This website is from Marquette University Law School, it gives you information about NBA economics and collective bargaining agreement. -Chelsea

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__<span style="color: #297df7; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Image Bibliography __

"NFL 18-game Schedule | Real Sports Heroes with Ross Porter." //Real Sports Heroes with Ross Porter | Promoting the Positive Side of the Sports World.// Web. 05 Nov. 2010. <http://realsportsheroes.com/nfl-18-game-schedule/>.

"NFL, Union Discuss 18-Game Season, Rookie Wages « 93.7 The Fan: Pittsburgh's Hometown Sports Station | All Sports. All The Time." //93.7 The Fan: Pittsburgh's Hometown Sports Station | All Sports. All The Time.// Web. 05 Nov. 2010. <http://937thefan.cbslocal.com/2010/09/29/nfl-union-discuss-18-game-season-rookie-wages/>.

Chadiha, By Jeffri. "Pats Far from Perfect without Brady - NFL - ESPN." //ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Sports//. Web. 05 Nov. 2010. <http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp08/columns/story?columnist=chadiha_jeffri&id=3498223>.

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