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NFL Owners, Player Reps Hold 'Secret Meetings,' Arrive at DuPage Airport (REPORTS)

At least one NFL owner was spotted flying into DuPage Airport.

Chicago-based sports news outlets and blogs are reporting that NFL owners were spotted at the just over the St. Charles border in West Chicago on Wednesday.

The reports say that NFL owners held supposedly “secret meetings” with the NFL Players Association leader DeMaurice Smith. A hearing is scheduled for Friday in St. Louis related to the ongoing lockout.

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According to the Chicago Breaking Sports article, Smith, several players and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell met in two days of meetings at a local hotel that reportedly ended Thursday morning.


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