NFL Refs, League on Collision Course: Lockout Looms
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NFL refs and the league are on a collision course with a possible lockout looming as their contract talks hit a wall. The current deal expires May thirty-first, and the NFL offered a six-year extension with six point four five percent annual raises. Refs countered asking for ten percent bumps plus two point five million dollars in marketing fees. Both sides digging in, risking the start of the season. Fans and players still cringe remembering twenty twelve, when replacement refs botched calls so bad it sparked stadium chants and social media meltdowns. Now the leagues smarter, already recruiting backups and starting training May first. Time to split the difference on raises, drop the marketing nonsense, and lock in a deal before September.
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