Done Yet?

Sure sounds like the punk lockout is done without officially being done. It's the "i's" and "t's" stage of things. All CBA issues appear to be put to bed. After the "landmark" rookie wage scale hurdle was cleared all that remained was dealing with the retired players benefits, player safety issues related to the offseason (mini-camps) and the owners desire to have the right of first refusal on select free agents. All these fell yesterday.  NFL Network's Albert Breer reported Friday evening that an agreement is expected on a new deal early next week, and there is almost nothing that can stop it now. It sounds like the only remaining issues are closing out the litigation matters and reforming the NFLPA. Both parties are scheduled to meet with, the fresh from vacation, Chief Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan on Tuesday in Minnesota. Perhaps the litigation will be dealt with then. Unfortunately, the plan still seems to include the owners waiting until their meetings next Thursday to vote on the new CBA. I really don't understand wasting any more days. They've wasted enough. It's still a great relief. Football is on it's way back.