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Sam Farmer: NFL's hurry-up strategy on a new contract aims to counter leverage by players

INDIANAPOLIS - Not only is the NFL putting the draft and a team in Las Vegas this year, but its pending collective bargaining agreement with players has the hurried feel of a wedding at a drive-through chapel.

That's not necessarily a bad thing. Maybe it will be wedded bliss. But considering it's a 10-year deal with no way for either side to wriggle out, there's bound to be some bumpiness over the next decade.

First of all, the deal isn't done. In the coming weeks, it will be put to a full

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