Report: NLL & NLLPA have agreed to terms on a new three-year CBA (Updated)
Ian MacKay & Nick Rose (Photo: Ryan McCullough)
As first reported by Inside Lacrosse’s Terry Foy, it appears the National Lacrosse League & National Lacrosse League Players Association have come to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement.
Sources have also indicated to The Lax Mag that a three-year deal has been agreed to in principle between the two sides, only requiring ratification by the players to be made official. Most feel this last step is just a formality and an announcement by the NLL & NLLPA will be made shortly.
The NLL recently delayed the anticipated start of free agency while the league & player’s association continued working on a new CBA. Last week, the NLL announced that the new start of free agency would be August 6th.
Earlier this week, new NLL Commissioner Brett Frood said he was optimistic a deal would be reached soon.
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Updated (August 5, 2022, 6pm ET): The NLL released the following statement regarding their agreement with the NLLPA, which also included moving the start of free agency to August 15th:
Update regarding the CBA and free agency
The National Lacrosse League and the NLLPA have reached an agreement in principle on the terms of a new multi-year Collective Bargaining Agreement subject to ratification by the players. Free Agency will now begin August 15th.