NFL Owners Join CBA Talks with NFLRA

The NFL and NFL Referees Association are back at the table, with several owners from the Management Council Executive Committee and Competition Committee now part of the league's bargaining delegation. The sides remain far apart, with the NFL offering approximately 6.45% annual compensation growth over six years, while the NFLRA demands over 10%, plus $2.5 million in marketing fees and improved healthcare benefits.

NFLRA executive director Scott Green has accused the league of spreading "false and misleading information," while the league has approved a rule allowing the New York replay center to correct officiating errors during a possible work stoppage. Replacement officials from college programs are being recruited, raising concerns about a potential repeat of the 2012 replacement-referee debacle.