The NBA added and tweaked some policies this season with hopes of getting players to appear in more games and take fewer nights off to rest.

Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh offered a quip about the NCAA while answering an unrelated question.

Players counterA counter offer from the players came the following day, and it did not go over well with ownership. FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2017, file photo, Major League Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark, answers questions at a news conference in Phoenix. By all accounts, the owners were outraged about the counter, believing they had reached a deal to play 60 games. If the players reject the offer, Manfred will have to mandate a shortened season, which will in turn lead to the players filing a grievance, by all accounts. Now its in the hands of the players to decide whether this deal is enough to finally start playing baseball.

I was planning on going down there before all this stuff happened, Boykin said on a video-conference call Tuesday. But next week Ill be down there training with those guys.To this point, Boykin has been playing catch with backup quarterback Trace McSorley around Baltimore. The fact that I have Trace here to be able to work with me is huge, Boykin said. Boykin will join Jackson, second-year receiver Marquise Brown and several others in Florida. There is still no timetable for the resumption of game action or when players can return to team facilities for voluntary workouts.