This new requirement is not a result of any specific threat information. It is in recognition of the significant additional security that pat-downs offer, as well as the favorable experience that our clubs and fans have had using pat-downs as part of the comprehensive stadium security plan.

This new requirement is not a result of any specific threat information, ... It is in recognition of the significant additional security that 'pat-downs' offer, as well as the favorable experience that our clubs and fans have had using 'pat-downs' as part of a comprehensive stadium security plan.

I don't think the negotiations are going very well. There needs to be an additional dose of reality on both sides of the table. To some degree, positions are hardening when they shouldn't be hardening.

We want teams to get additional money to re-sign players, rather than cutting them.