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Goodbye, negotiations. Hello, court. Probably!

Advantage: players. A nice rundown from the best author that I've read on this issue, even if he writes for the four-letter.

The NFLPA wants ten years' worth of financial info, and the owners don't want to give it to 'em. Impasse?

"According to two sources familiar with the negotiations, the league and the union have reached a basic compromise on a rookie wage scale that will replace the current rookie salary cap. The owners backed off the idea of requiring first-round picks to sign five-year deals, instead limiting the contracts to four years before a player could become a free agent. The agreement is also expected to include a stipulation limiting the amount of guaranteed money and signing bonus offered to draft picks."