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NFL outside labor counsel Bob Batterman, center, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, second from right, and Peter Ruocco, NFL senior vice president for Labor Relations, right, and others, arrive for football labor negotiations with the NFL players involving a federal mediator, Friday, March 4, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell arrives for football labor negotiations with the NFL players involving a federal mediator in Washington Thursday, March 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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NFL owners Robert Kraft, New England Patriots, left, talks with Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys, as NFL Roger Goodell, second from right, and John Mara, New York Giants, arrive for football labor negotiations with the NFL involving a federal mediator in Wednesday, March 2, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell arrives for labor talks as sessions with the league, the players' union and a federal mediator moved into a sixth day, in Washington Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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North Carolina defensive lineman Marvin Austin runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell arrives for football labor negotiations with the NFL Players Association involving a federal mediator, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith, right, talks with members of the media as he arrives for labor talks with the NFL on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2010 file photo, Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey walks on the field during NFL football training camp in Englewood, Colo. The Broncos have signed Bailey to a four-year deal on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, keeping the perennial Pro Bowl cornerback off the free agent market. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell arrives for football labor negotiations with the NFL Players Association involving a federal mediator, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith exits an NFL/NFLPA mediation session at Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service headquarters in Washington, Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch (center), New York Jets fullback Tony Richardson (right) and former NFL player Pete Kendall arrive for talks on the NFL labor deal on Monday in Washington. After months of infrequent, and sometimes contentious bargaining, the league and union have met every day since Friday, to come to terms over a series of issues, not least of which is how to divide about $9 billion in annual revenues. (Associated Press)

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell arrives for the first negotiating session involving a federal mediator on Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Roger Goodell, NFL commissioner, left, and Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys talk as they leave after negotiations with the NFL Players Association involving a federal mediator broke down without an agreement Friday, March 11, 2011 in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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FILE - This Jan. 16, 2011, file photo shows New York Jets linebacker David Harris signaling the bench after a play during the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the New England Patriots, in Foxborough, Mass. The Jets have placed the franchise tag on Harris, the first time the team has used the designation since 2006. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)