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Tuesday’s owners meetings have produced quite a bit of NFL lockout news already — including looks at the potential new revenue split and free agency — but most football fans are going to be happy to start seeing more things like this: Yahoo! Sports’ Jason Cole says, “more people inside the room seem encouraged. Deal isn’t done, but it may be a matter of paperwork at this point.”

The general tone of lockout negotiations has taken a positive turn over the past couple weeks or so, with multiple outlets starting to express good vibes and happy thoughts. A “paperwork” matter can still take a long time, and there’s no guarantee it’s actually that far along, but it’s hard to shake the feeling we’ve come a long way in a short time as the season approaches.

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2011/6/21/2235670/nfl-lockout-news-updates-reports