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

Skins to start camp Thurs.

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??

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

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.

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

Nice move, hope all teams follow suit

Jets immediately refund employees for lockout losses | ProFootballTalk (http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/25/jets-immediately-refund-employees-for-lockout-losses/)

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


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.

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

Nice move, hope all teams follow suit

Jets immediately refund employees for lockout losses | ProFootballTalk (http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/25/jets-immediately-refund-employees-for-lockout-losses/)


I concur.


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.”

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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??

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.

any word on when we can:

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