Updated 6:45 p.m. ET Saturday
Lawyers for the players and owners wrapped up Saturday's talks and may communicate on Sunday by phone or email. The two sides are scheduled to meet with Judge Arthur Boylan Tuesday.
NFL Network's Albert Breer reported Saturday afternoon when the meetings concluded just before 5 p.m. ET. He said the legal teams don't plan to meet face-to-face on Sunday but may still communicate.
Judge Boylan, who has been mediating negotiations since they resumed in June, scheduled a meeting with the two sides for July 19 before going on vacation last week. The two sides will meet on Monday and Judge Boylan will rejoin the negotiations on Tuesday.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported there are still some issues that need to be resolved when the players and owners meet Monday and Tuesday. Among the issues are restoration of $320 million in lost benefits from the 2010 uncapped season, a one-time franchise tag for players, workman's compensation and settlement of the TV contract case. The Brady antitrust lawsuit also needs to be settled, and Mortensen reports that the 10 plaintiffs could avoid free-agent restrictions. According to Breer, player safety issues will also be discussed.
Also in Mortensen's report are the safety issues already resolved. The owners agreed to eliminate two-a-day practices in training camp and, as expected, offseason work for players would not have to begin until May 1.
Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith talked on Saturday.
The hope is that a new Collective Bargaining Agreement is reached in time to be ratified by the owners at their July 21 meeting in Atlanta. In the timeline presented in the ESPN report, teams would have 72 hours to re-sign their own free agents starting July 22 before free agency begins on July 25.
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