It's over, after four and a half months, the NFL lockout came to an end on Monday, with the player representatives and NFLPA executive committee agreeing to a settlement of a new collective bargaining deal, the terms of which the owners had approved last week.
"It’s been a long time coming, and football’s back, and that’s the great news for everybody," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a joint news conference outside the players’ association offices in Washington, D.C. "Having a 10-year agreement is extraordinarily great for our game, but most importantly our fans. I think this agreement is going to make our game better.” Although the players have been locked out for most of the 2011 offseason getting the deal done in late July ensures training camps, remaining exhibition games and the regular season will go on as scheduled.
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