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NFL LOCKOUT IN 2011
With the current Collective Bargaining Agreement expiring in 2012, the NFL is facing a potential player lockout in the 2011 season. The head of the players' association has already stated that there will be a player holdout if a deal is not reached by the beginning of the 2011 season, and with talks between teams and players going they way they have recently, the thought of a lockout is becoming increasingly more probable. The NFL is already facing an uncapped salary year in 2010, meaning that the teams can spend as much as they want on player salaries. This has lead to teams going out and signing as many high prospect free agents as possible. This could end up hurting the NFL in 2010 because the salary cap is in place to increase competition amongst teams by spreading out the talent. The NFL vigorously enforces its salary cap policy so that only a few teams can dominate the league. Although each year, a few teams do better than everyone else throughout the season, the league has a long-standing stigma that on any given Sunday, any team could win, regardless of what its actual record is. This is because the talent has been spread evenly among all the teams in the league. This increase in competition leads to more interested viewers tuning into the games each weekend, therefore increasing the league's possibility for advertising revenues. The uncapped salary year in 2010 could lead to a decrease in revenue for the league, and a holdout in 2011 will really hurt its potential. Therefore, the owners and player’s representative must get together and talk out the issues regarding the new Collective Bargaining Agreement before it is too late.
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