Many players were concerned about losing their health insurance benefits through the NFL yesterday as the lockout started. With an anticipated extension players have time to reevaluate the benefits of this lockout and what they can do to ensure health insurance coverage.
According to the article “NFL, NFLPA Get 24-Hour Extension for Negotiations” by Nate Davis on USA Today’s website the extension is 24 hours to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement. Players were scrambling to get COBRA or search health insurance quotes for an affordable policy for them and their families, but it looks like things have slowed down a bit. NFLPA