WASHINGTON — Not nearly enough.

That, essentially, was the NFL Players Association’s stance on two vital issues Wednesday as the deadline for a new labor deal approaches. The owners’ willingness to reduce the amount of extra money they want up front — from $1 billion to $800 million — isn’t a sufficient drop. And the financial data the league is willing to reveal isn’t what the union seeks.

Both sides spoke much more openly about money matters Wednesday than they have since they entered mediation Feb. 18. The twice-extended deadline for expiration of the collective bargaining agreement is at the end of Friday.

Under the old CBA, owners received an immediate $1 billion for operating expenses before splitting remaining revenues with players. Owners initially sought to double that, and while they have lowered the up-front figure they want, NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith tied that to the full financial transparency he’s sought for nearly two years in what is a $9 billion business.

“Just to be absolutely clear, the information that was offered wasn’t what we asked for,” Smith said, “and, according to our investment bankers and advisers, they told us that information would be utterly meaningless in determining whether to write an $800 million check to the National Football League” in each year of a new CBA.

NFL lead negotiator Jeff Pash said the union has received unprecedented financial data, including some information the league doesn’t give to its clubs.

“No one is asking anyone to write any checks, I think we’ve been quite clear on that,” Pash said. “It is a fact that the players association in the course of these negotiations has received more and more detailed financial information than it has ever had before. Has it gotten everything it wants? Evidently not. Have we offered to provide more? Absolutely.

“And is it a subject that we’re prepared to discuss? Absolutely.”

Pash didn’t reveal any specifics of the league’s offer of financial information. But a person familiar with the negotiations told the AP that the NFL offered to turn over five years of leaguewide profitability data to the union.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because mediator George Cohen told participants not to publicly discuss details.

According to the person who spoke to the AP, the NFL’s proposal to the union included:

n audited leaguewide profitability data with dollar figures from 2005-09 that wouldn’t show information on a club-by-club basis;

n the number of teams that have seen a shift in profitability in that span;

n an independent auditor to examine the data.

The CBA dates to 2006, but owners exercised an opt-out clause in 2008. The deal was set to expire last week, before two extensions pushed the cutoff to the end of Friday.

Goodell was joined by three members of the owners’ 10-person labor committee: Art Rooney II of the Pittsburgh Steelers, John Mara of the New York Giants, and Clark Hunt of the Kansas City Chiefs. More owners are expected to attend today.

If a deal isn’t reached by Friday, the sides could agree to another extension. Or talks could break off, possibly leading to a lockout by owners or antitrust lawsuits by players.