NFL Players Approve Labor Contract Offer From Team Owners
- New deal gives NFL long-term peace amid TV negotiations
- Deal adds 17th game to regular season and more playoff teams
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National Football League players approved a proposed labor contract that adds a 17th game to the regular season and increases the number of teams in the playoffs, the player’s union said on Sunday.
The vote was 1,019 to 959. A simple majority was needed to approve the collective bargaining agreement, which drew criticism from a number of the league’s high-profile players, many of whom opposed it on health and safety concerns. The agreement supersedes the final year of the current contract, the 2020 season, and then goes for another 10 years.