Finally. The player representatives voted unanimously to approve the deal. The lockout is over. 136 days! I truly thought that the lockout would never happen. Way, way back in March, I thought that the one week negotiation extension meant that the owners and players were close. Boy, was I wrong! When the owners shut the doors and the players brought the antitrust lawsuit against the league, I knew that it could be a while. Certainly not this long, but I figured that it could last through the draft. I don't really want to look back at this nonsense anymore, but I did want to mention a few things.
Players' lawyer Jeffrey Kessler is an absolute tool. More than anybody, he made this lockout a nightmare. When both parties kicked the lawyers out of the room progress started being made. Kessler should never have been allowed in the room . Now, he can go kill basketball. That's right. This idiot is involved in the NBA lockout.
NFL Network's Albert Breer was incredible throughout the lockout. He was everywhere they were. Whenever there was breaking news, he was there. He was always the most level headed, most balanced, most realistic of all those providing news. I would have been even more of a wreck without him.
Lastly, Colts player representative Jeff Saturday probably said best when he acknowledged that this deal does not get done without the efforts of Patriots owner Robert Kraft. This was all the more incredible considering that Kraft's wife, Myra, was battling cancer. She lost that battle last Friday. The Flea Flicker sends it's condolences to the Kraft and Patriots family.
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