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NFL headed for lockout with refs, prepares for officiating replacements next season

The contract between the NFL and its refs is set to expire on June 1 and the league is preparing for replacement refs next season.

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USA Todayreported on Friday that National Football League spokesman Greg Aiello said that "the goal is to negotiate an agreement" between the National Football League and its referees in creating a new labor agreement.

The NFL announced Thursday that it will hire a Washington-based Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in an attempt to resolve contract disputes with league referees, according to a report from Mark Maske ofThe Washington Post. The current contract is set to expire June 1 2012.

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