NFL’s Goodell, union’s Smith to attend labor talks Wednesday in New York

September 30th, 2009 NFL, union have 'positive' negotiating sessionINDIANAPOLIS — NFL officials and the NFL Players Association can at least agree on one thing: Tuesday's bargaining session went well. The two sides hope to negotiate a new labor deal after the NFL opted out of the collective bargaining agreement last year.

September 3rd, 2009 Goodell foresees no salary cap in NFL in 2010NEW YORK — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell foresees an uncapped 2010 season as the league and the players' union negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement. Goodell said Thursday that owners are preparing for no salary cap next season, citing the lack of progress in talks with the NFLPA.

September 1st, 2009 Paterson issues order to save NYC OTBALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson has signed an executive order that could send the long-troubled New York City Off-Track Betting Corp.

August 6th, 2009 Goodell reassures retired NFL players on benefitsNFL commissioner Roger Goodell reassured retired players that their pensions and disability benefits would not be reduced in a labor dispute next year, refuting statements made by the NFL Players Association. In a letter to the NFL Alumni Board of Directors on Wednesday, Goodell wrote that claims made by the union — including NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith — that retired players have the potential to be affected next year "have no basis in fact." "In all my conversations with DeMaurice Smith, he has never raised the subject with me," Goodell wrote in response to questions raised by NFL Alumni board members.

August 5th, 2009 Goodell reassures retired players on benefitsNFL commissioner Roger Goodell reassured retired players that their pensions and disability benefits would not be reduced in a labor dispute next year, refuting statements made by the NFL Players Association. In a letter to the NFL Alumni Board of Directors on Wednesday, Goodell wrote that claims made by the union — including NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith — that retired players have the potential to be affected next year "have no basis in fact." "In all my conversations with DeMaurice Smith, he has never raised the subject with me," Goodell wrote in response to questions raised by NFL Alumni board members.

July 27th, 2009 NFL commissioner conditionally reinstates VickNEW YORK — Michael Vick was reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday and could play in regular season games as early as October. Vick can immediately participate in preseason practices, workouts and meetings and can play in the final two preseason games — if he can find a team that will sign him.

July 27th, 2009 Michael Vick reinstated by NFLNEW YORK — Michael Vick was reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday and could play in regular season games as early as October. Vick can immediately participate in preseason practices, workouts and meetings and can play in the final two preseason games — if he can find a team that will sign him.

July 24th, 2009 Source: Vick, Goodell met Wednesday in New JerseyRICHMOND, Va. — Two people familiar with the meeting say Michael Vick and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell talked Wednesday at a security firm in New Jersey.

July 23rd, 2009 NFLPA: Vick met with union leader on TuesdayRICHMOND, Va. — Michael Vick met with NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith earlier this week, after the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback finished serving 23 months in federal custody for a dogfighting conviction.

July 21st, 2009 Goodell remains mum on when he'll decide on VickNEW YORK — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell isn't revealing when he'll decide whether to reinstate Michael Vick now that the former Atlanta Falcons star quarterback has been released from federal custody. "The process is ongoing, and I hope to make a decision sometime in the near future," Goodell said Tuesday, a day after Vick's home confinement ended.

June 27th, 2009 NFL reviewing Plaxico Burress shooting incidentNEW YORK — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has started his review of the Plaxico Burress shooting incident under the league's personal conduct policy. The league confirmed Friday that Goodell was examining the incident in which Burress shot himself in the thigh in late November in a New York City nightclub.

June 26th, 2009 Goodell starts to focus on VickSEATTLE — Commissioner Roger Goodell says he is beginning to focus on evaluating Michael Vick's future in the NFL. But Goodell said Thursday his decision on the former Atlanta Falcons star quarterback will come "in due time" and not necessarily before the season begins.

June 3rd, 2009 NFL labor talks begin with early formalitiesNEW YORK — The NFL and its players' union opened talks Wednesday in a bid to avoid a work stoppage in 2011, when the current labor contract expires. Commissioner Roger Goodell and DeMaurice Smith, the new executive director of the NFL Players Association, were both present at the meeting.

June 2nd, 2009 NFL commissioner says no timetable on labor dealEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Headed into contract talks with the players' union, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says there is no timetable to reach a new agreement.

May 30th, 2009 Union wants to unite retired NFL playersPALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The NFL Players Association wants the support of various groups of retired players in its upcoming contract talks with the league.