With the owners and NFLPA still very far apart on many key issues for the new CBA, there is starting to be a real doubt as to when a new one will finally come to light.  Now, reports are that the owners have walked out of a key level of negotiations, leaving a potential deal on the table.  The two sides that are already very far apart on several key issues, from an 18-game season to revenue sharing, will now have to try to find a new deal with which to start on if they are to move forward with saving the 2011 season.

Meanwhile, teams are gearing up for the draft by starting to select their franchise tags, even if a lack of a CBA might make the technically meaningless shortly.  The Chargers could be considering making Vincent Jackson their franchise player, though nothing officially has gone through.  Jackson had a decent shortened season after he sat out more than half of the year due to a league suspension and issues with his contract.  If the Chargers are unable to make Jackson the franchise player, there is a good possibility that he won’t be signed and the Chargers will have to look elsewhere for their new franchise receiver.

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