Nasty labor battle looms before the start of NFL training camp

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🗓️ 24 July 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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With NFL players just days away from officially reporting to training camp, a financial storm looms on the horizon as NFL owners and players are potentially aligned to duke it out over money and pro-rated pay just as the MLB and its players did earlier in the summer.Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson look at the major obstacles that stand in the way of labor peace and a 2020 season on today's podcast.First, they talk about the Washington Football Team's official temporary name and uniform dropping just as the NHL decides to release the Kraken. (0:20)They also discuss New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, current ambassador to the United Kingdom, who has been in the news lately for alleged racist and sexist remarks and the lush recent history of NFL owners saying and doing the wrong thing. (7:15)Later, they discuss how the owners are preparing to play hardball against the players in order to secure a financial agreement before a 2020 season that will assuredly see a loss in revenue. (16:55)Terez and Charles also discuss the recent extension of Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer and what the Vikes and Kirk Cousins need to do to get over the top and win that first Super Bowl. (35:55).Finally, the guys discuss the impressive progress the Miami Dolphins have made in just one year under head coach Brian Flores and how the Fins could find themselves competing for a playoff spot very soon. (50:15)Stay up to date with the latest NFL news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNFL.Follow Charles @CharlesRobinsonFollow Terez @TerezPaylorTag your questions for the guys on Twitter with #YahooNFLPodcastCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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0:00.0	Yes, sir, yes sir. Welcome to the Yahoo Sports NFL Podcast.
0:10.0	Yes, sir. Welcome to the Yahoo Sports NFL Podcast.
0:13.4	I'm Yahoo Senior NFL writer Torez Paler.
0:16.1	You're my main man and fellow senior NFL writer Charles Robinson.
0:19.4	And Charles, the NHL's new expansion team will officially be called the Krakit.
0:25.4	So I guess it's back to the drawing board for Dan Snyder and the Washington football team, huh?
0:29.8	Yeah, right.
0:30.8	I don't think there is a drawing board. Like I don't think I literally think that there's no board, there's no room, there's no intent of doing anything about this. We talked about this. We told people, do not be surprised if this ends up being called the Washington
0:46.1	Football Club. What was that a week ago, two weeks ago? I mean and here we are.
0:51.3	Go find the audio It's right there.
0:53.0	And by the way, we also mentioned, don't be surprised if they look like Alabama.
0:58.0	And lo and behold, here they go with the numbers on the helmets and... I see it I see the Snyder's catches some heat for not picking a name and I get that I however am
1:09.5	Bias because I like the logo list look for them like yeah strong colors like dark
1:15.8	burgundy and gold you can nitpick like the the color of the number on it but but
1:21.6	like on a helmet but at the end of the day it's, but like on a helmet.
1:22.8	But at the end of the day, it's a fine look,
1:25.4	and I wonder if people are going to end up liking it
1:27.5	when we see what the jerseys look like, man.
1:29.6	I don't know.
1:30.5	I personally like it.
1:32.0	You know, simplistic is best when it comes to football uniforms and they there's a there's a reasonable chance my friend that this look is going to end up being better than whatever they end up right.
1:42.1	Yeah, that I actually think when I saw the photo end up being better than whatever they end up. Right.
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