News out of Chicago regarding the clandestine meeting between NFL and NFLPA* representatives continues to leak, and most of it sounds positive for everyone hoping for progress in labor talks.
Mark Maske of the Washington Post reports that talks between the two sides have continued Thursday, and are expected to wrap up mid-day. Since we saw a picture of Patriots owner Robert Kraft leaving Chicago last night, presumably not all of the original parties at the session remain in attendance.
Maske also reveals that mediator Arthur Boylan was present during Wednesday’s talks. Those conversations began over dinner on Tuesday, when NFL Commissioner, NFLPA* head DeMaurice Smith, and other representatives from both sides quietly broke bread.
The two sides will presumably see each other again in court on Friday in St. Louis, when the appeal is heard over the lifting of the lockout.