nfl players throw in the towel. tonight new hope that they will find common ground. hello everyone i m jessica cartalia in for denise and vic. hanging in the balance, the first nfl work stoppage in 24 years, both sides are now huding up over the weekend hoping for stronger negotiations next week. joel brown reports now for wjz on what happens next. it s the nfl s players on one side, the owners on the other. in high stakes negotiations that went into overtime. friday afternoon, both sides announced a seven day extension to the talks. just hours before the clock was to run out. we continue to work hard and i think the fact that we re continuing the dialogue is a positive sign. with the fate of next season hanging in the balance, the new extensions could mean the talks are making some progress. our players want to play football, it s been an honor and a privilege to work with our executive committee and a number of reps for the last few days to try to negotiate a fa