Ravens Union Rep Says Extension Means Progress Toward Labor Deal
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Chris Carr, a players’ union representative from the Baltimore Ravens, said he’s optimistic that the National Football League and its players union resume efforts will make progress this week toward a new labor contract.
League and union officials -- arguing over how to divide $9 billion in revenue and avoid a work stoppage in the U.S.’s most-watched sport -- on March 4 agreed to a seven-day extension of their current collective bargaining agreement.