The NFL Players Association will meet this week to conditionally vote on a new collective bargaining agreement that includes an outline for a 17-game regular-season schedule, according to an ESPN report on Sunday. Last week, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman, a member of the NFLPA executive committee, said the league and team owners were putting a “price tag” on player safety in pushing for a 17-game regular season. “I don’t think it’s something the players are interested in, honestly,” he said ahead of his team’s appearance in Sunday’s Super Bowl LIV. “It’s odd to me, and it’s always odd, when you hear player safety is their biggest concern, and they’re really standing up for player safety, player safety, player safety, but it seems like player safety has a price tag. They think that players have a price tag on their health, and I don’t think we’re in the same ballpark in that regard.

Source: National Post February 02, 2020 16:52 UTC