NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue restated that expansion could be delayed if the league does not get the labor agreement it's been without for four years.
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Tagliabue made the statement as he and other league officials began meeting with representatives of the 10 cities seeking franchises for the scheduled expansion in 1994. The commissioner said the NFL is sticking to its timetable, under which finalists will be designated next March and two franchises chosen next fall. But Tagliabue added, "If labor-management problems are not resolved, we may not go forward."The league has been without a labor contract since the strike of 1987, when players returned to work without a contract, unable to secure the free agency they sought.