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NFL Is *Officially* Back on 4/8/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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The players ratified its agreement with the owners providing 10 years of labor peace. ... This is a monumental time for the sport and all of the ugly acrimony is now over. Time for football. Mike Freeman(via CBSSports.com) , celebrating the players approval of the new CBA. Hooray football, all over again!

And from the New York Times' Judy Battista, an appropriate sentiment: " I'd like to crack a bottle of champagne over my own head at this point."
Image of the Day on 25/7/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Getty Images(via ProFootballTalk) , capturing the embrace of Patriots owner Bob Kraft and Colts labor leader Jeff Saturday, who said of Kraft: "Without him, this deal does not get done. He is a man who helped us save football." Kraft's wife Myra died last week after battling ovarian cancer.
Roger Goodell Speaks on 25/7/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Been a long time coming. Football is back. Roger Goodell

But in a response to Goodell and others' prostrations to apologize to fans for the protracted lockout, SI's Peter King tweeted a terse reply: "It's horsecrap to say NFL, players have to "make it up'' to the fans. Make up what? They got the deal done 45 days before the season."
DeMaurice Smith Speaks on 25/7/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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"To our fans, I know that you love this game as much as I do...but our guys stood together when nobody thought we would. And football is back because of it.... Most of all, I dig our fans who love our game." DeMaurice Smith , who has earned the moment to savor.
Insta-REax: NFL Lockout Ends (!) on 25/7/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Let's play some footballll free agents,trades...fantasy football drafts...get ready!
(ESPN's Chris Mortensen)

More: *I feel happy. (PFT's Gregg Rosenthal)

*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Deadspin's Drew Magary)

*Football is back and will start right when it was supposed to. Funny how that worked out.
(Boston Globe's Greg Bedard)

*With no games cancelled, I can't help but feel like we got all butthurt and bent out of shape over nothing.
(Deadspin's Barry Petchesky)

*Well, we lost March through July, but the legal wrangling and lockout did get us a 10-year deal. 5 months of chaos for 10 years of peace...
(Tulane Sports Law Center's Gabe Feldman)

*Training camps open wednesday. *doing my carlton dance*
(SI's Jim Trotter)

*Don't miss David Cho's Grantland post of appropriately celebratory YouTube videos. (via Twitter)
NFL Lockout Over: Players Approve Deal on 25/7/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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It's Unanimous. NFLPA's George Atallah(via Twitter)
NFL Lockout: Want an Update? on 25/7/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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League has scheduled a conference call at 3 ET for GMs and 5 ET for head coaches. They'll be getting answers to questions everyone has. ESPN's Adam Schefter(via Twitter)
What He Said on 25/7/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Game on Tim Tebow(via Twitter)
NFL Training Camp Openings on 25/7/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Teams starting camp Wednesday: Broncos, Cardinals, Cowboys, Chargers, Eagles, Jaguars, Patriots, Raiders, Ravens, Seahawks

Teams starting Training Camp Thursday: 49ers, Bengals, Buccaneers, Chiefs, Dolphins, Falcons, Lions, Redskins, Saints, Steelers

Teams Starting Camp Friday: Bears, Bills, Browns, Colts, Giants, Packers, Panthers, Rams, Titans, Vikings

Teams Starting Training Camp Sunday: Jets & Texans (Jets & Texans last 2 to Training Camp becasue of new 15-day b4 1st Preseason GM reporting rule. They have last Wk1 [preseason] game) NFL Network's Matt Pomeroy(via Twitter)
Lockout End Any Minute Now on 25/7/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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The NFLPA's conference call with its player reps and executive committee is now underway. NFL Network's Albert Breer(via Twitter)

UPDATE from Breer: "Filed to NFL Network: there will be no opt-out in the 10-year deal, after much haggling over it."

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