The National Football League (NFL) lockout remained intact Friday as players and their representatives paused before committing to their next step. The players are spending the day discussing a proposal from team owners aimed at ending a bitter labor dispute that has been dragging on since mid-March. NFL team owners have given the players until Tuesday to approve the new collective bargaining agreement and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) said they were still considering their response. “Player leadership is discussing the most recent written proposal with the NFL, which includes a settlement agreement, deal terms and the right process for addressing recertification,” NFLPA president Kevin Mawae said in a statement. Mawae said the NFLPA would not make any further comment Friday out of respect for Myra Kraft, the wife of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. Her funeral was taking place Friday and being attended by team owners and NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith. The terms of the 10-year deal accepted by the owners at a meeting in Atlanta Thursday were on the condition that the players also signed off on the agreement.
