New CBA needs one more vote but looks like it will pass after long talks in Indy

The new CBA looks like it will be getting passed. The player reps voted to send the CBA for a full player membership vote, which they would not have did if they didn’t agree.

The new CBA calls for a 17-game regular season, which is expected to begin in 2021; more roster spots; a shortened preseason; a higher percentage of revenue for players; and upgraded pensions for former players. The owners approved it on Thursday, though not unanimously.

This would mean 10 more years of worry free football, and the NFL players making more money.

If ratified by majority of players, new deal would give them the highest percentage of revenues of any American professional sport, going to 48% and eventually could climb higher than 48.5% depending on media rights. That would mean more than $5 billion in new money to players.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 26, 2020

Like we said, It seems certain that the players will accept the deal or else their leadership would not likely have made this move.