By a very small distance, nearly 2,000 NFL players voted to ratify a new collective agreement covering the next 11 seasons of professional football. Ballots to ratify the new collective agreement were sent to players on March 5. „We appreciate the tireless efforts of the nflpa Board of Management Executive Committee members and management, both of whom have spent nearly a year of detailed negotiations in good faith to reach this comprehensive and transformative agreement.“ In 1982, after playing in the first two games of the season, NFL players went on strike again and tried to get a guaranteed percentage of club and league revenues. [2] This strike lasted 57 days, making it the longest work stoppage in NFL history to date.