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Smith waiting for formal CBA proposal

ESPN.com news services

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Commissioner Roger Goodell and DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, agree on at least one thing: They can't wait to watch some football. In terms of getting to the bargaining table, both say the other needs to get a move on. As the season opener approaches Thursday in Pittsburgh, where the defending Super Bowl champion Steelers play the Tennessee Titans, Goodell and Smith are wrestling over progress in collective bargaining agreement talks. Barring a deal befor ...

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