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'Some progress' in NFL labor talks

Updated: February 25, 2011, 12:14 PM ET
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WASHINGTON -- Just as many expected would happen all along, labor negotiations between the NFL and the players' union are heading right down to the wire -- and possibly beyond.

In the first real indication of what's been going on behind closed doors, the federal mediator overseeing talks said Thursday the two sides made "some progress" during more than 40 hours spread over seven consecutive days of face-to-face meetings, but "very strong differences remain."

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