The NFL's owners and players are open to rolling the remaining labor issues that are most problematic into a global settlement, according to sources. The two remaining issues are the settlement of the Brady vs. NFL antitrust lawsuit and the television "lockout insurance" damages case. A global settlement would mean that those two cases, along with the retired players' lawsuit and all other legal issues, would be dropped if the players ratify a new collective bargaining agreement. It would be the quickest way to end the current lockout. If the remaining legal issues are not rolled into a global settlement, it would be a very bad sign, potentially even stopping progress.