Can NFL, NFLPA bridge $775M Gap?

Welcome to the movie Groundhogs Day. You haven’t woke up living déjà vu, it’s really the second Monday before the current CBA in the NFL is set to expire. And while on the face of it, it looks like “second verse, same as the first”, it’s really is a whole new game this week. Yes, the deadline is Friday at midnight, but the change in the landscape is closer to night and day compared to a week ago. There’s a feeling that pessimism is giving way to optimism. That, after all the rhetoric and coming near the NFL version of Armageddon, the NFL and NFLPA might get a deal done without the NFLPA dissolving to block owners want of a lockout. But, we’re still a ways from getting there. How much? How about a reported $775 million annually. Yes, the NFL has said they would like to have an additional $1 billion in expense credits. That on top of the $1 billion they already are receiving. So, basically, the movement has been approx. $225...