Indianapolis mayor Greg Ballard believes NFL owners and players are making progress on a new collective bargaining agreement and that next year's Super Bowl will still be played at Lucas Oil Stadium. "I like the fact they got the mediator in there, and they're meeting seriously," Ballard said. "I'm sure they're closer than they have been in the past. They're kind of keeping it to themselves right now because they don't want to have any extra pressure on them right now." NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith and league officials have not provided updates on negotiations before federal mediator George Cohen. The current collective bargaining agreement will expire on Thursday.