Whitworth “fair deal for both sides”

Shortly after getting off Monday’s conference call between NFLPA player reps, Andrew Whitworth texted a simple one-word message that fans have been waiting for since March — “done”. The union’s executive committee and player reps unanimously approved the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Now you can say football is back. Said Whitworth about the conference call: “It was once again just trying to go over all the little and tiny details but it was a good call. It’s going to be a quick turnaround for everyone to get ready.” For some of the player reps during Monday’s conference call, it was their first time to fully digest the CBA and ask questions. The reps were kept more informed compared to the players at large, but there was still a large amount kept under wraps until today. Owners approved it on Thursday but players did not receive the final document until later that night after wrapping up a conference call. “We did n...