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Report: NFL, NFLPA End 3-Day CBA Negotiation Session After 1st Day of Talks

The NFL and NFLPA's originally scheduled three-day negotiation session for a new collective bargaining agreement ended after just one day, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

That isn't cause for concern, however, if the NFL and NFLPA's joint statement is any indication.

"Today's meeting was productive, constructive and beneficial for both sides, and the meetings between the NFLPA's Executive Committee and the NFL's Management Council Executive Committee will continue," the statement read.

The two sides aren't close to the finish line, though. A source told ESPN's Josina Anderson that "big topics are tabled [for now]" and that "there is definitely a lot of work to be done.