NFL Lockout 2011: Owners Walk Away from Talks, Time To Panic?

February 10, 2011   ·   Luis Herrera   ·   Jump to comments

It seems our worst nightmare is getting closer: The possibility of a lockout in the NFL increased after the team owners walked away from the table on Wednesday, leading to the cancellation of the negotiating session scheduled for this Thursday.
According to a report by ESPN.com that cites player sources, "Owners walked away from the negotiating table Wednesday when the NFL Players Association proposed to take an average of 50 percent of all revenue generated by the league."
The report also mentions other issues on which both sides are far apart, like the rookie wage scale proposed by the owners.
There are no dates for further meetings between the representatives of both sides and an owners meeting scheduled for next Tuesday has also been canceled.
So far, the situation looks really bad from the outside. It seems very clear that there won’t be an agreement before Match 3, the day the current CBA expires, so a lockout seems imminent.
However, it’s not...

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