With apologies to Chamberlain (that would be Neville, not Wilt), it appears that NFL labor peace in our time is nearly at hand. We can spend the next few days quibbling about how "close'' the two sides have to get before they're unequivocally "close to a deal,'' but why bother with the tedious contractual details? Let's jump the gun and get right to the many lessons we've learned throughout this four-plus-month national ordeal of injunction filings, court hearings and dueling press conferences.
More...