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Sunday marks the beginning of the annual NFL owners meeting in Orlando, Florida. The gathering of NFL owners over the next three days is likely to lay the ground work for the 2010 season and beyond in several ways.

When representatives from the league’s 32 teams get together in Florida, numerous topics are on the table including:

• Labor Issues: Whether NFL fans want to believe it or not, each passing day is another one closer to a lockout of the 2011 season. Just remember, if the league was willing to rough its structure by having an uncapped 2010 season, this is serious business. The simple issue is the owners want to fix a collective bargaining agreement that in their opinion is somewhat one-sided in favor of the players. While it is unlikely that the manner will be resolved by the end of the owners meeting, it is a topic that will not go away anytime soon.
• Overtime Rules: This will probably be the biggest non-player/labor related issue talked about during and after the meeting. The new proposal states that overtime would give each team an opportunity with the football unless the team that won the coin toss scored a touchdown. In the event of a field goal, the opposing team would have an opportunity to win the game by scoring a touchdown or tie it with a field goal. If each team has failed to win the game through overtime’s first two possessions, it then goes to sudden death rules. The league would need 24 of 32 owners to approve the rule before it becomes a reality.
• The Eagles Quarterback Situation: What happens when you have three quarterbacks all with one year left on their deals? It results in sending your entire brain trust to Orlando to find some answers. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Eagles brass would like to try to find some suitors for one of their quarterback commodities. A deal could be imminent if the Eagles drop those alleged lofty demands.

While this meeting is not likely to deliver us the bombshell of the 1994 version with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones pulling the plug on the Jimmy Johnson era in Dallas, it should provide a few compelling notes.