
NFL Players Association spokesman George Atallah (right) said Monday in Washington that players are hoping to "have something to look at." (Associated Press)

From left, NLFPA President Kevin Mawae, NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith, and NFLPA spokesman George Atallah, leave after football labor negotiations with the NFL involving a federal mediator in Washington, Thursday, March 3, 2011.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)