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NFL Owners Accept New CBA Proposal Amid Buzz of 17-Game Season, Playoff Changes

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The NFL is one step closer toward getting a new collective bargaining agreement after the league's owners accepted the terms of the latest proposal.

In a memo from the league obtained by ESPN's Adam Schefter, the NFL announced its membership "voted to accept terms on the principal elements of a new collective bargaining agreement."

Per ESPN's Dan Graziano, the next step in the process will include NFL Players Association player reps voting on the CBA proposal on a conference call Friday. If at least two-thirds of the reps approve the terms of the new CBA, it will move to a full player vote.