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Smith also told the agents that the 2021 offseason program will have to be collectively bargained between the league and the union, as the 2020 offseason program was, because of the ongoing threat of COVID-19, the source said. Last year, all OTA and minicamps were held virtually, and training camp, though it started on time, was structured with significant COVID-inspired changes. It's unclear how similar the 2021 offseason will be to the 2020 offseason, but Smith told the agents Thursday that all aspects of the offseason except for the draft would be subject to collective bargaining.Miami Dolphins

Should he hit the market, the Colts defensive tackle is going to get play. Per one source, the 30-year-old is drawing significant interest from Indianapolis in hopes of retaining his services. However, if he gets to free agency, FanSided’s Matt Lombardo and myself have learned he’ll have a bevy of suitors.Los Angeles Rams

“So now I am kind of trying to forge my own way. These last several months as you know have been very active for the Lions.”



By then, some owners were saying they were over the union and Smith. And not every owner felt the CBA was as good for them as it might have been. "Some feel like we're giving up too much for certainty," one owner said then. The players' board of representatives voted 17-14 in favor of the deal, with one representative abstaining -- four votes shy of the two-thirds majority required by the union constitution to send an amended CBA to a full player vote. A deal suddenly seemed dead. Owners made it clear that this would be their last, best offer. Union leadership pushed to move the CBA to a full vote of all union members despite lacking the support of the executive committee or a two-thirds majority of player reps. After consulting outside labor counsel, Smith concluded that despite some lawyers' reading of the vaguely worded constitution, all players could still vote on the full CBA despite the board's failing to pass it by a two-thirds majority because it was considered by the union to be a new CBA. Okung disagreed with that conclusion and immediately filed an unsuccessful Unfair Labor Practices charge with the NLRB.



The Cardinals only have two tight ends on the roster under contract for next season — Maxx Williams and Ian Bunting, who has yet to appear in an NFL game.Pittsburgh Steelers

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“I keep telling myself I won’t lose in the Super Bowl again, but I’m just [working] and I’m going to put myself in a position to give this team the best of me,” said Jones, via Pro Football Talk. “That’s all you can do. You really can’t hang on a loss because we’ve got to focus on this season. It happens, unfortunately. So unfortunately, there’s a winner and there’s a loser and we’re always playing to win, but sometimes things don’t go according to the plan. But we’ve still got another opportunity to come back, especially with this team that we have. So let’s focus on this year, getting better, getting the best we can be as a person and bringing it through OTAs and training camp.”Houston Texans