March 12-July 25, 2011 – The 136-day lockout, the longest work stoppage in NFL history.
Timeline of NFL Lockouts & Strikes:
July 3-July 15, 1968 – The NFL Players Association votes to strike, and the NFL owners counter by locking out the players during training camp. The two sides come to an agreement regarding pension benefits, resulting in the first NFL collective bargaining agreement.
July 13-August 3, 1970 – In response to NFL veterans being locked out of training camp, the NFL Players Association votes to strike. The second NFL work stoppage ends with a four-year, $19.1 million deal.
July 1-August 10, 1974 – The 41-day strike ends when the veteran NFL players report to training camp without a new agreement.
September 21-November 16, 1982 – The 57-day strike is over revenue sharing. Play resumed on November 21.
September 22-October 15, 1987 – A 24-day strike. After the NFL players go on strike over free agency they are supplanted by replacement players.
March 8, 2006 – The collective bargaining agreement is extended through the 2011 season. Under the agreement, of the $9 billion revenue stream, NFL owners take $1 billion off the top for expenses. After that, the players get about 60%.
May 20, 2008 – The owners vote to end the collective bargaining agreement after the 2010 season.
February 18, 2011 – The NFL and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) enter into federal mediation. George Cohen is the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), an independent government agency handling the mediation.
March 3, 2011 – The existing contract between the NFL and the players expires at 11:59 pm EST.
March 4, 2011 – The negotiating deadline is extended by one week.
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Timeline of MLB Lockouts & Strikes:
April 1-13, 1972 – Strike concerning player pensions and binding arbitration. Lasts 13 days, 86 games missed.
February 8-25, 1973 – Lockout concerning binding arbitration for salary disputes. Lasts 17 days, 0 games missed.
March 1-17, 1976 – Lockout concerning free agency and re-entry draft. Lasts 17 days, 0 games missed.
April 1-8, 1980 – Strike concerning free-agent compensation. Lasts 8 days, 0 games missed.
June 12-July 31, 1981 – Strike ordered by the court, concerning team owners free-agent compensation. Lasts 50 days, 712 games missed.
August 6-7, 1985 – Strike concerning owner contributions to player pension plan and binding arbitration. Lasts 2 days, 0 games missed.
February 15-March 18, 1990 – Lockout concerning revenue sharing, salary arbitration and the salary cap. Lasts 32 days, 0 games missed.
August 12, 1994-April 2, 1995 – Strike concerning the salary cap. Lasts 232 days, 938 games missed including the entire 1994 playoff and World Series schedule.
August 30, 2002 – Hours before a strike deadline set by the players, negotiators reach an agreement. Settlement was ratified by Owners 29-1, with New York Yankees being the only opposed to it. The deal marks the first time in the last 30 years that a collective bargaining agreement between players and owners was reached without a work stoppage.
November 22, 2011 – MLB players and owners sign a new agreement; which includes testing players’ blood for human growth hormone, expanding the playoffs from eight teams to ten and moving the Houston Astros to the American League in 2013.
December 2016 – The current collective bargaining agreement is set to expire.
