NFL Rumors: Main Topics Discussed at 1st Formal CBA Meeting in Months

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, along with New York Giants President and CEO John Mara and Kansas City Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt, traveled to Jacksonville, Florida, this week to meet with NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith and union president Eric Winston.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported the two sides discussed a new collective bargaining agreement for the first time since August.

It does not appear as if the two sides made major progress on lingering issues. Owners continue to push for a 17-game regular season, while players are looking to add to their overall revenue share without adding regular-season games.

An expansion of the postseason from 12 to 14 teams remains on the table but is not a major negotiating point at the moment.

The two sides also disagree on how to handle the expected revenue from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, which will house the Rams and Chargers beginning next season. Ownership reportedly wants the CBA to "reflect" the $5 billion investment made in the stadium and surrounding areas, while players have balked at the notion because they had no role in approving the facility.

The current collective bargaining agreement runs through the 2020 season. Rapoport noted that talks are more "positive" in these current negotiations than in 2011, when owners locked players out into the preseason before striking a 10-year deal.

NFL owners are scheduled to meet later this month in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The CBA is expected to be a major point in those meetings, and Rapoport reported negotiations are expected to pick back up at that point.

While there is no timetable necessarily to complete a deal before the CBA's expiration, the NFL would reportedly like to have a deal in place by December so it can provide a united front to television networks in contract negotiations.