From www.nfl.com Labor peace was restored to the NFL when the owners agreed to the players union proposal,extending the collective bargaining agreement for six years.There were no further details on the agreement,or whether it includes expanded revenue sharing.The vote was 30-2,with Buffalo and Cincinnati,two low-revenue teams,voting against the extension.Free agency,put off twice by the protracted negotiations between the owners and players,now will start at 12:01am on March 10.Now the cap is expected to go up by as much as $10 million with an extension of the CBA in place.The real debate was between the owners themselves on the important issue of expanded revenue sharing.Gene Upshaw,the executive director of the NFL Players Association,has insisted throughout more than a year of negotiations that the division between owners must be resolved before agreement could be reached on a contract extension.This is a brief overview of the press release on www.nfl.com
