NFL Owners and Players Come To Agreement

The Associated Press is reporting that the NFL owners and Players have come to an agreement that would end the lock-out.  No formal announcement has been made yet, but it is expected later today. If players sign the agreement today, as expected, the teams would be able to start signing 2011 draft picks and rookie free agents on Tuesday. More after the jump.

Teams could also begin talking about trades.  Any trades would be official on Saturday.

ESPN.com is reporting the following:

Players would begin to report to their teams on a staggered scheduled. Another league source said it was unclear what teams would be allowed to do between the opening of camps and Aug. 2, when the league year officially begins.

According to the proposed timeline, 10 teams would report on Wednesday, 10 more on Thursday and 10 additional teams on Friday. The New York Jets and Houston Texans would be the last two teams to report, on Sunday.

The report dates would be back-timed to 14 days before teams play their first preseason games.