"NFL teams were informed in a memo Wednesday that the collective bargaining agreement between the league and NFL Referees Association expires at the end of May, making this current season the final one of the existing agreement. The memo, sent by NFL vice president of football operations Troy Vincent and general counsel Larry Ferazani, said the league has been "engaged in bargaining with the NFLRA to extend the current agreement since the summer of 2024, and to date, those discussions have been unsuccessful.""
"Vincent and Ferazani laid out the league's priorities for a new CBA in the memo, noting, "The NFL has remained focused on implementing changes to the agreement in ways that will improve the performance of our game officials, increase accountability, and ensure that the highest-performing officials are officiating our highest profile games." Among the changes the league is bargaining for:"
NFL teams were informed that the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the NFL Referees Association expires at the end of May, making the current season the final one under the existing CBA. The league has been bargaining with the NFLRA since the summer of 2024, and those negotiations have been unsuccessful to date. The league's priorities for a new agreement emphasize improving officials' performance, increasing accountability, and ensuring top-performing officials handle the highest-profile games. Proposed changes include awarding year-end bonuses only to high-performing officials and allowing more flexibility in postseason assignments rather than relying on seniority. The memo was sent by Troy Vincent and Larry Ferazani.
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