Updates on the status of the collective bargaining agreement continue to emerge. Here are the latest details coming out of the Miami-based discussions: Like the CBA the 2011 talks produced, this next one would run for 10 years, Judy Battista of NFL.com tweets. However, the next agreement would run through the 2030 season, even if it is agreed to before the 2020 slate. Some of the benefits agreed to in this deal, though, would start immediately, per Battista. The current CBA expires in March 2021. Shifting to the main talking point of these CBA discussions, the potential debut of a 17-game season continues to be delayed. After a report pointed to the expanded schedule moving back to at least 2021, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com notes that the likely start date of a 17-game schedule would be 2022. This would be aimed at coinciding with the new TV deals, per Rapoport. Most of the league’s TV contracts run through 2022. The CBA also may not mandate a start time for the 17-game slate, with Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano
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