Goodell, Smith sign new 10-year CBA (AP)
By Zaket on August 5, 2011
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith each grabbed a side of the massive 300-page collective bargaining agreement between the players and league owners and exchanged a relieved handshake while posing for the cameras. And just like that, 4 1/2 months of acrimony, anger and posturing from both sides during the protracted NFL lockout was over.
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