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Omaha Steve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-15-11 06:31 PM
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Day 2 of NFL Mediation Ends; Talks Resume Tuesday
Source: AP

By DAVE CAMPBELL

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Negotiators for the NFL and its locked-out players wrapped up a second day of court-ordered talks Friday with no signs of significant progress. They plan to sit down again next week.

The two sides left the federal courthouse in Minneapolis after about four hours of talks, following nine hours of meetings on Thursday. They will meet again Tuesday.

Hall of Famer Carl Eller, who is representing retired players in the antitrust lawsuit against the league, said he thinks the two sides are "moving forward" but the process "slowed a little bit" Friday.

"There is progress, but it wasn't like we're right around the corner," Eller said. "We could resolve it if we had met on the weekend, but maybe not."

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