NFL labor talks broke off Tuesday three days before the start of free agency, leaving teams and players in a quandary about negotiating new contracts.

The NFL players union is instructing agents to negotiate contracts as if no new labor deal will be in place during free agency.

As expected, James Brown left his job as Fox's NFL studio host after 12 years and accepted the same position at CBS on Monday, causing a domino effect of changes.

NFL Players Association Executive Director Gene Upshaw upped the stakes in the league's labor dispute Thursday, saying he will recommend to players next month that they begin the process of decertifying the union if no deal for an extension of the collective bargaining agreement is in place.

Urban Meyer, in his first full season to hit the road and recruit as the Head Coach at the University of Florida, has secured the nation?s top recruiting class according to Scout.