Ravens

NFL Notes: CBA Negotiations, Mike Adams, Ravens Stadium

July 22, 2019

CBA

Albert Breer of TheMMQB.com reports that CBA talks between the NFL and the NFLPA were tabled last week after just a few hours because the two sides decided that they were too far apart from one another on the economics and it would be a waste of everyone’s time to continue the meeting as it had been constituted.
According to Breer, the owners wanted some more time to construct a new proposal after hearing from the players regarding their position. Meanwhile, the players wanted to try and find flexibility in their own proposal.
Breer mentions that in the current CBA agreement, the players secured 55 percent of revenue from the broadcast deals and 45% of the revenue from digital deals. However, digital figures are expected to be a bigger factor this time around with new broadcast deals on the horizon.
Breer adds that “it still seems pretty unlikely that we have a new CBA by the owners’ self-imposed Week 1 deadline.
Yahoo!’s Charles Robinson says that because the new CBA is expected to inject a significant amount of revenue into what the players have available to them, it’s complicating talks for players seeking major extensions.
Agents are trying to make sure they get deals for their clients that aren’t horribly outdated in a couple years.

Mike Adams

Former Panthers S Mike Adams says he’s still interested in playing this season at the age of 38. Adams says he’s spoken to a couple of teams, but they’re more “rumblings” than anything like progress to an actual deal.

“My thing is I want to go out on my terms. I want to say, ‘You know what, I’m done.’ That’s my main thing, go out on my terms. I think I’ve earned that,” Adams said on SiriusXM NFL Radio via Pro Football Talk. “The crazy part of that is . . . I don’t think my play has declined at all. So I’m consistent and the film don’t lie.”

Ravens Stadium

Per the Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec, the Ravens announced the completion of $120 million worth of enhancements to M&T Bank Stadium.
The improvements include new video displays, the addition of escalators and elevators, a new sound system, upgraded kitchen facilities and concessions, redesigned club level and updated suites.