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The NFL and the players' union agreed to extend talks on a new collective agreement for another week, raising hopes a fresh deal could be struck and a lockout avoided.
The parties had already agreed to a 24-hour extension before the original deadline of 11.59 pm Thursday (0459 GMT) but added another seven days after speaking with the federal mediator George Cohen Friday.
"At the request of the FMCS (mediator) the parties have agreed to a seven day extension ending the evening of Friday, March 11," said Cohen.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell
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"I think the fact that we are continuing this dialogue is a positive sign," he told reporters.
"This is going to get resolved through negotiations not litigation and so talking is better than litigating."
The league's lead negotiator Jeff Pash said: "It is time for us to dig deep and try to find solutions and try to be creative and try to compromise in a way that will work for everybody."
The upbeat assessment was maintained by DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, who said he hoped for a deal and noted that time had been required to get the talks back on track.
"There is a commitment from both sides to engage in another round of negotiations and we look forward to a deal coming out of it.
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Goodell and the NFL had feared the