It’s a complicated deal, so we’re trying to just work through it and we’re hopeful we can get it done. Everyone wants to get it done, and it’s seeing that it just complies with league policy. Irsay indicated the amount of money at stake and the amount of investors involved in Harris’ group - which includes Basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson - has lengthened the approval process. The league’s preference, Irsay said, is to have the deal approved prior to the start of the regular season. Neither Snyder nor his wife, Tanya, came to Minnesota for the meeting. I could explain it to you, and it wouldn’t tell you anything,” Irsay said. It’s not there yet, but it doesn’t mean that it can’t get there. “There’s certain criteria that has to be met, and that’s just the way it is. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, a member of the league finance committee, expressed guarded optimism about the completion of the deal. The 49ers had already lost their top two quarterbacks - Trey Lance in Week 2 and Jimmy Garoppolo in Week 13 - to season-ending injuries. Purdy was forced back into the game but unable to throw the ball more than 10 yards as the 49ers scrapped their game plan for a run-heavy attack in their 31-7 loss to the Eagles on Jan. The 49ers had running back Christian McCaffery warming up his arm in the NFC championship game in Philadelphia, after Brock Purdy injured his elbow and Josh Johnson suffered a concussion. Game-day practice squad elevations are not eligible, either. If a team puts three quarterbacks on the active list for a game, it can’t use the emergency option. If either of the first two quarterbacks are cleared by the team’s medical staff to return to play, the third must be removed from the game and can only return as a quarterback if an injury scenario arises again. The emergency activation can only occur after injury or disqualification, not for a performance-related decision or other conduct. New York Giants owner John Mara, a critic of the proposal for its negative impact on fans, said after the vote that he was disappointed but not surprised.Īlso approved Monday at the NFL’s spring meetings was a rule that allows teams to play an emergency quarterback from the inactive list if the first two are injured during a game, a decision that stems from San Francisco’s depth-chart challenge in the NFC championship game. In addition to the prime-time allowances for flexing games, the NFL also now puts the entire Week 18 schedule up for grabs until the week of so it can show two games with playoff implications on Saturday. “We’re also trying to balance how we get the best games in the best windows for our fans.” “We’re incredibly judicious and incredibly sensitive to flexing a game and all the dynamics that go into that,” said Hans Schroeder, executive vice president and chief operating officer of NFL Media. Browns QB Deshaun Watson feeling confident, less burdened a year after NFL suspension
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