N.F.L. players Resume talks
NZPA-AP Chicago The striking National Football League players, apparently softening their stand on free agency, will resume bargaining immediately, said the union chief, Gene Upshaw. At the conclusion of more than seven hours of meetings with player representatives, Mr Upshaw said he would resume bargaining with an undisclosed maipgemgnt representative at an undisclosed location. Asked if he thought the regular players could return to the field by Sunday, he said: “It depends on whether we reach an agreement" “if we etiter into this bargaining In the same frame of mind we worked
tonight we might be able to do it" A resolution approved by the 60 players present including all 28 player representatives, did not deal directly with free agency. But it said: “He (Upshaw) has made a commitment to the reps that he would not let any single issue hold up reaching an agreement” Asked if that meant he was dropping the demand for unrestricted free agency, Mr Upshaw said: “The statement speaks for Itself." The meeting was aimed at heading off more defections after nearly 90 players crossed union picket lines last week-end to play in the first strike games.
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