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NFL union executive member pessimistic

Published Jan. 11, 2011 12:00 a.m. ET

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NFL union executive committee members Scott Fujita and Domonique Foxworth say concerns about injuries make the league's push to switch to an 18-game regular season a major sticking point in negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement.

Speaking Tuesday on a media conference call arranged by the union, Cleveland linebacker Fujita called the NFL's 18-game proposal ''completely unacceptable'' and ''like a slap in the face.''

The current CBA expires in March. Asked if he thinks a lockout is inevitable, Fujita replied: ''It certainly looks that way to me.''

Baltimore cornerback Foxworth said the extra regular-season games ''is just going to multiply the injuries and the ailments that we're going to see after we go into our 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s.''

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