The NFL is trying to prepare for the celebration of the league’s 100th anniversary, and part of that preparation is trying to mitigate the risks of a variety of factors tarnishing the narrative during that centennial celebration. One of those risks is the very real potential for labor strife, with the current Collective Bargaining Agreement coming up for expiration in a relatively short period of time.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell recently confirmed that it is indeed the league’s intention, and hope, to get a new CBA deal done and ratified in time for the start of the 2019 season, which would be early.