<p>NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith looks on at left as New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, second from right, is hugged by Jeff Saturday of the Indianapolis Colts during a news conference at the NFL Players Association in Washington, Monday.</p>
July 26, 2011
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July 26, 2011 9 p.m.
Now we're ready for some football!
Accord by NFL players, owners ends 18-week lockout
WASHINGTON - After months of public nastiness and private negotiations, of court filings and rulings, of players and owners squabbling over more than $9 billion a year, NFL fans finally saw the handshake and heard the words they awaited: "Football's back."