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Jones http://www.lionsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-austin-bryant-jersey , a member of the Competition Committee, said two weeks ago he didn’t expect any changes to the league’s expanded replay rule. “I think we’re going to go with the way we left it in terms of what’s reviewable and what’s not, in terms of the replay itself,” Jones said in an appearance on #PFTPM. “. . .I don’t see, at the moment, any tweaks to the replay system. I think we’re going to see how we execute the changes that we made, see how they affect the ball game and see how they impact our game, and then see in the offseason if there are things we should either do less or more of.”Since that time, meetings between game officials and teams have led to a belief that the rule could use a slight modification. When NFL owners meet next week, they could give the Competition Committee power to tweak the rule.Judy Battista of NFL Media reports that owners will consider a proposal to allow the Competition Committee to modify the rule without needing a vote of all the owners. The Competition Committee then would consider allowing coaches to challenge offensive or defensive pass interference throughout the game Rashan Gary Jersey , including the final two minutes of each half, per Battista.Leaving the review decision for offensive and defensive pass interference in the hands of head coaches — regardless of when it occurs — would lead to “greater consistency” in what is reviewed, according to Battista. Any change would apply only to the new pass interference challenge rule.It also obviously would further limit the number of reviews, with head coaches getting only two challenges per game (with a third for two correct challenges) and needing a timeout to review. Booth reviews in the final two minutes of each half are unlimited.Battista adds that the Competition Committee hasn’t made a decision about whether to tweak the pass interference challenge rule, asking only for power to do so if it determines that’s needed after concluding meetings with teams.At the league’s annual meetings in March, coaches convinced owners to pass a one-year trial expanding reviewable plays to include offensive and defensive pass interference, called or not on the field. It came as a result of the missed pass interference penalty on Nickell Robey-Coleman late in the NFC Championship Game. ATLANTA (AP) — Two years before the labor agreement with the NFL runs out, the players’ union is gathering a war chest it hopes it doesn’t need.Union leaders, however, expect a work stoppage in 2021 http://www.packersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-darnell-savage-jr.-jersey , while not exactly inevitable, will be difficult to avoid.“We feel good where we are, the lines we can draw,” NFL Players Association President Eric Winston said Thursday. “We feel good about the direction we have.”Added DeMaurice Smith, who soon will mark 10 years as the union’s executive director: “It’s our job to prepare for wars we don’t want to fight.”The league and union agreed on a 10-year deal in 2011 after a lockout lasted from mid-March until early August. The NFL reportedly is squirreling away funds from its broadcast deals in anticipation of a labor stalemate in 2021, and the NFLPA is using money from its highly profitable NFL Players Inc. arm to do the same.“There are a limited number of options,” Smith said, “All of them except renegotiating a new deal are a pretty tough option.”Winston, who after 12 seasons did not play in 2018 while attending the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, admitted he didn’t know much of the ins and outs of NFL labor eight years ago. He and the NFLPA’s executive board have made it a priority to instruct the current crop of players on being prepared for not collecting paychecks.“Same as always to prepare guys Elgton Jenkins Jersey , educated them and make sure they know what they are up against, understand the tactics used against them,” he said.He mentioned financial literacy instruction — “you need to save money all the time” — and understanding the past, back beyond 2011 to other collective bargaining agreements and players’ strikes.“We know almost everyone in 2021 were not in the league the last time (of a lockout). I think every player will believe us when we tell them they’re going to be locked out.”No one in the union is closing the door on an early agreement, but optimism would not be applicable. Smith pointed to the 32 teams reworking coaches’ contracts to provide for a 2021 lockout. Winston mentioned such issues as legalized gambling, technology and injury reports as upcoming points of discussion.The sides aren’t close to opening talks, particularly with no opt-out clause in this CBA. Nobody on the union side is sure when concrete negotiations might begin, so preparing for the possibility of a lockout or strike is paramount for the NFLPA and its members.Asked about a provision in a new labor agreement for guaranteed contracts for players, Smith explained that’s not how things work in pro sports. Rather, individual players and their agents negotiate such stipulations in their deals.Quarterback Kirk Cousins got such a deal from Minnesota last offseason as a free agent. The players hope it’s a harbinger http://www.packersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-jace-sternberger-jersey , but it’s more likely a one-off.“We would like to get to the point of much more standardization of player contracts,” Winston said. “None of those poison pills to steal away a player.”Winston did indicate not every matter necessarily will be contentious as the two sides seek what he termed “a global solution.”“Money always will be a major point,” he said, then sarcastically noted “we want 99 percent and they want us to have 0.1 percent. Where do we meet?“But there might not be as big a bridge to build,” as in 2011. “But they look at the world one way, we look at the world another way. When people are ready they will get in a room and figure this thing out.”