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TORONTO - The clock continues to tick and there are
only minutes now before the current collective
bargaining agreement between the CFL and the Players
Association expires - but still theres no deal. After
almost two days of talks at a Toronto airport hotel,
the CFL eventually did increase its financial offer
and the union removed any revenue-sharing percentages
from its own proposal, but talks between both sides
broke down Thursday afternoon. The current CBA expired
Thursday at midnight ET. Neither side knows when
theyll meet again at the bargaining table, but the
union wont stop players from reporting when training
camps open Sunday and the league, too, wont stop any
player from stepping onto the field. "No we wont [keep
players away from the field]," commissioner Mark Cohon
told TSN after both sides parted. "We want football to
be played. We want them to vote on this best offer
that we have for them." "Weve come to the table many
times and theyve pushed away," union president Scott
Flory told TSN before leaving the hotel to catch a
flight. With so much on the line so late, its a
frustrating and compelling moment in the immediate
future of Canadian football. The sides met for over a
12-hour period Wednesday in the company of a third-
party mediator and on the surface, everyone agreed
those discussions were beneficial. "We thought we had
good talks in the [Wednesday morning]," Flory, a
former Montreal Alouettes offensive lineman said. "We
had some [talks] without prejudice. We talked freely
and we were allowed to discuss issues." "Great
conversations [Wednesday] - some important issues that
were important to the players - and we came back with
some creative ideas," Cohon said. Cohon and his team -
chief operating officer Michael Copeland, vice
president of football operations Kevin McDonald,
Calgary Stampeders president Ken King, Roughriders
president Jim Hopson and CFL legal counsel Steve
Shamie - presented the union with a base salary cap of
$5 million in 2014, along with a clause that
stipulated if in the third year of a new CBA
(potentially 2016) the leagues aggregate revenues grew
by $27 million compared to the previous year, the CFL
would be open to renegotiating and possibly raising
the salary cap. Cohon later called it the leagues
"final offer." "In the discussions the players said to
us Were really worried if you have some break-out
revenues, some extraordinary opportunities - new TV
deal, major, major sponsorship, all of a sudden all
your stadiums are full - we want to participate,"
Cohon said. "We thought that was a major step forward
for us." The players representatives at the table -
union president Scott Flory, vice presidents Marwan
Hage and Jeff Keeping, treasurer Brian Ramsay and
CFLPA legal counsel Ed Molstad - tabled a counter
proposal before 11:30am ET. It included a $5.8 million
cap and $4.8 million minimum cap floor. The players
also banished the revenue-sharing percentages from
their previous offer, and in its place created a
"Revenue Protection Clause." The clause offered the
potential for a "fixed cap for a minimum of two
years," and if league revenues in the third year -
excluding money made from the Grey Cup - increased
"more than $12 million," the league and union would
reopen talks on the salary cap limit or the existing
CBA would be void at the end of that season. "A system
where the cap is tied to revenue," Flory said. "They
are fixed on fixing the cost of the players. We came
up with a system that we thought was incredibly
reasonable, where there is a protection for guys. If
revenues grow by a certain amount, we are just going
to recalibrate the cap." The league met the players
after 2pm ET, saying the unions proposal was
unacceptable and walked out. "You get to a point in
negotiations where you have to look holistically at
whats important to our league - we have to protect and
continue to try and thrive and build this league,"
Cohon said. "The reason [talks] broke down is the
proposal from the players would set us back. We cant
do that." "We tried to accommodate and make a deal
because we want to be on the field," Flory said. "We
want to play football. It is just clear to the other
side that they are going to try and dictate terms to
us. We arent willing to accept that." Cohon said the
league couldnt accept the players math. "When we put
our best offer on the table, which was a significant
offer - and by the way we walked in and placed down
all of our financials - we broke down each teams P&L
(profit and loss) and based upon their proposal over
two-thirds of our teams would be losing money," the
commissioner said. The players offer also includes
non-financial points - including one padded practice
per week and the desire to have an independent
neurologist on the sideline for every game - and a
proposal to reduce contract option years. But
differing methods to constructing, setting and growing
the salary cap appears a wide gulf right now. The one
thing both sides apparently agree on, however, is its
up to the players to decide their next move. Union
sources told TSN the players are awaiting all strike
ballots and reviewing particular provincial labour
laws before declaring to the league they have the will
and right to strike at any time. Flory told TSN hes
encouraging players to report to training camp. Ramsay
(Edmonton Eskimos) and Keeping (Toronto Argonauts) are
active players and both confirmed to TSN they will
report to training camp Sunday. "We hear, we listen -
you can see our proposal and the movement weve
made...Were telling players to report to training
camp. We want to play football," Flory said. Cohon
wants the players to vote on the leagues offer. "Its
really our final offer. Its what weve mentioned to the
players; that is what weve said to the players," he
said. "We want them to take this to a vote. We want to
hear from the players. "Players are all coming to camp
is what we hear - theyre reporting, the rookies are
there, and the quarterbacks are there. Guys are flying
in. We want them to take this to a vote and let the
players speak." As members of both sides left the
hotel, the third party mediator - who didnt offer his
name or want to comment extensively on negotiations -
smiled when asked if he could see some kind of
conclusion. "These kind of negotiations usually get
done," he said as he walked out the lobby door.
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Vinatieri and Cody Parkey are going to have to narrow
their focus and kick a little harder to convert an
extra point in Sundays Pro Bowl.The NFL will narrow
the goal posts from the current 18.6-feet to 14 feet.
In addition, the kick will be moved back to the 15-
yard line, making it about a 33-yard field
goal.Vinatieri, at 42 the oldest Pro Bowl member,
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