NFL players told to wake up as dreams of free agency take root

NEW YORK: Players dreaming of a free agency bonanza in 2010 may be in for a rude awakening, NFL executive vice president Eric Grubman said on Monday.

The club owners' decision in May to end their labor agreement with the players' union means no salary cap for 2010 but Grubman said wild spending was still unlikely.

"The players have for many years counted on the uncapped year as being something where unrestrained spending would be so staggering that owners would be fearful of it and it would bring the owners to their knees," he said at the Reuters Media Summit.