ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports “the NFL issued a memo to clubs this weekend prohibiting public comment on the ongoing CBA negotiation with officials due to what the league says is the sensitivity of the ongoing discussions.”

29 March 2026

This memo comes just before teams across the league are scheduled to convene in Phoenix for their annual meeting. The league and the refs, who are working on a new CBA before the start of the season, reportedly broke off labor talks early last week after the league rejected the NFLRA’s latest proposal. There’s still plenty of time for the two sides to come to an agreement before the start of the season, but concerns continue to be heightened about the possibility of replacement referees, which we last saw in 2012.