The NFL and the NFL Player's A sociation have started discu singa Malcolm Butler Jersey newcollective bargaining agreement.

The two organizations released a joint statement Tuesday saying they are committed to meeting regularly in the coming months.

"Today, the members of the NFLs Management Council and the NFLPAs Executive Committee met to discu s negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement," read. "The League and the Union have committed to meet regularly in the coming months, which will involve staff, NFL Jurrell Casey Jersey leadership, members of the NFLPA Executive Committee and Player Representatives."

The current CBA runs through the 2020 season. It was signed following the 2011 lockout and there has been speculation Ryan Succop Jersey about another potential work stoppage when the current agreement expires.

Rams running back Todd Gurley and 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman are just a couple of players who expect a walkout.

"For right now, we just need to come together and be prepared," Gurley last summer. "You always Delanie Walker Jersey have to be prepared. We'll just come together, pull up a couple different ideas and go on from there. You definitely always have to be prepared for certain situations."

Sherman, more recently, was adamant it is going to happen.

"It's not like guys are gue sing on that one," Sherman in October. "There was a lockout before Jeffery Simmons Jersey . We don't plan on changing anything about the deal we currently have right now, so I don't think it's going to be negotiated before the end of the CBA, so it's going to cause a lockout and we'll deal Cameron Wake Jersey with it from there."

The NFL has been trying to avoid a work stoppage. According to a March , the league is planning on making conce sions in the new CBA, starting with it's policy on marijuana.