The group of NFL retirees that was a part of the labor talks during the lockout last year has not given up their push for better post-career care.

The negotiating teams led by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and players' association chief DeMaurice Smith are back for more talks after a 15-hour bargaining session that lasted until the early hours of Friday morning.

Roger Goodell and DeMaurice Smith took their new buddy act on the road Wednesday, creating a buzz among rookies in Florida then returning to Minnesota for talks to try and end pro football's labor impasse.

The NFL and its locked-out players wrapped up another round of court-ordered mediation Tuesday without any signs of a new agreement and the clock ticking on the 2011 season.

NFL owners and players and their legal counsel have returned to court for another round of mediation.

NFL owners and their locked-out players are talking again

Though the lockout fight won't get in the way of the 2011 NFL season, the rest of the labor fight might.

Its players again barred from coming to work, the NFL told a federal appeals court Monday it believes the appeal over whether the lockout is legal can "readily be resolved" during the off-season.