The group of NFL retirees that was a part of the labor talks during the lockout last year has not given up their push for better post-career care.
The NFL's lockout remains in place, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. That means the league likely won't get back to business until at least next month _ and maybe much longer than that.
Three days and 20 total hours of court-ordered mediation between the NFL and its locked-out players have shown little signs that the two sides are making progress toward a settlement.
Carl Eller emerged from a 7-hour mediation session between the NFL and its locked-out players and let out a big sigh.
The NFL and its players resumed court-ordered mediation Tuesday with a federal judge's decision expected soon on a request to immediately halt a lockout now in its second month.
Negotiators for the NFL and its locked-out players wrapped up a second day of court-ordered talks Friday with no signs of significant progress. They plan to sit down again next week.
After more than a month off, the NFL and its locked-out players have starting talking again about how to resolve their differences and ensure there is pro football played this fall.
The NFL and its locked-out players opened their second day of court-ordered talks Friday amid hopes for progress in their fight over how to divide $9 billion in revenue.

The NFL and its locked-out players started talking again, and they talked all day.