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NFL, players agree to 7-day extension on CBA

WASHINGTON — That reprieve in NFL labor negotiations will last another week.

The league and the players’ union agreed Friday on a seven-day extension of the collective bargaining agreement. The CBA was set to run out on Thursday before a 24-hour extension was granted.

Federal mediator George Cohen announced the new arrangement. Talks will resume Monday.

“We are continuing to work hard, to identify solutions,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said. “We believe that, as I’ve said many times before, that this will be solved through negotiations and that’s what we’re focused on.”

“We’ll continue to work hard, and we’ll be back next week.”

NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith noted both sides had committed to giving the talks a chance to move ahead. “We look forward to a deal coming out of that,” he said.

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