May 11, 2000

The annual NFL Spring Meeting will be conducted at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 23-24.

An agenda has been distributed to NFL teams. Topics to be discussed or voted upon include the transfer of ownership of the San Francisco 49ers, and league financial support for stadium construction, including for projects in Detroit and Seattle.

There will be a continuation of discussions on player conduct and collective bargaining issues that took place at the NFL Annual Meeting in March.

Plans for the NFL’s new Internet Network that was approved at the March meetings also will be discussed.

Two other meetings will be held concurrently in Baltimore at the Marriott Hunt Valley Inn. NFL head coaches, coordinators and referees will gather on Tuesday, May 23. On Wednesday, the third annual NFL Coaches Career Development Symposium with a group of approximately 100 NFL assistant coaches will be held.

For further information, contact Greg Aiello of the NFL at 212/450-2000.