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Dallas Cowboys' Jones thinks owners will opt out

Cowboys owner says labor deal probably won't get enough votes
11:55 PM CST on Monday, February 25, 2008
By TODD ARCHER / The Dallas Morning News


INDIANAPOLIS – Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones believes there is a good chance ownership will opt out of the current labor agreement with the NFL Players Association by the November deadline.

Jones did not give the Cowboys' opinion of the deal. Several owners, however, such as Denver's Pat Bowlen and New England's Robert Kraft, have expressed dissatisfaction.

Twenty-four of 32 votes would be needed to keep the collective bargaining agreement in place.

"It is difficult to get 24 votes to do anything in the NFL, because you could easily have nine different teams for nine different reasons that don't want to go along with different aspects of the labor deal," Jones said. "It's a real challenge when you have nine clubs that can decide they want to opt out and it affects all 32 teams.

If the owners opt out, the current structure will stay in place through 2010; 2011 would be an uncapped season. NFLPA president Gene Upshaw has said once there is an uncapped year, a salary cap would never return.

"One-hundred percent of clubs have aspects to the labor agreement they don't like," Jones said. "When you have that kind of dynamic going, there is a chance for an opt out."

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While I would like the idea that jj could go out and sign anyone he wants I would prefer that there would be a cap. I think while the owners do not like the deal they would not like to have no cap even more. One way or another I think a deal will be done to keep the no cap season from happening.

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