The NFLPA fired shots at the NFL on a couple of fronts on Tuesday, but the two sides have reportedly been able to reach agreement on at least one front.
Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com reports that the union and league have reached a settlement about the number of veteran players who can take part in rookie minicamps as tryout players. Per the report, the NFLPA filed a grievance against 14 teams after their rookie minicamps and the agreement sets the number of veterans who can take part at five.
Compensation for the veteran players taking part and a desire to focus the minicamps on the younger players were reportedly among the union’s concerns when filing the grievance. It’s unclear what other objections the union might have to tryouts that land members, like new Saints wide receiver Josh Morgan, jobs that can keep them in the league.
Atlanta, Baltimore, Carolina, Cleveland, Denver, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Minnesota, New England, New Orleans, Oakland, Tennessee Washington and the New York Jets were the 14 teams cited in Marvez’s report.
