It's over...

And God said, "Let there be football." The NFL Players Association and Owners have reached a bargaining agreement that will end the four-month lockout.

Barring any major setbacks (or an opt-out in 2013) we will have a NFL season through 2021. Was there really any doubt? With mainstream sports media tracking every move, the NFL lockout has been covered tirelessly. We won't bore you with all the specifics, but here a few of the major points that were touched on in the agreement in layman's terms:

• Players are eligible to stay in the NFL medical plan for life. Previously, the medical benefits only covered a player for his first five post-retirement years.




• Injury guarantee. This one is a little more complicated, but it essentially says that if a player has a career ending injury (or an injury that sidelines him for multiple seasons), a larger portion of his salary and bonuses will still be honored then was previously the case.




• Percentage of yearly revenue. Players will get 47 percent of the roughly 9-billion dollars, owners will see 53 percent. Players will see 55 percent of TV revenue.




• 16 game season. For now at least. There is a possibility that, if at some point in the future, the NFL cuts the pre-season game schedule to two games players will choose an 18-game regular season schedule. Full-contact practices have been cut back.

How does all of this impact the average fan? It doesn't. Aside from bogging down your morning SportsCenter-watching routine for the past four months. But to the regular NFL fan there's nothing to worry about. There will be football, there will be NFL style football. Some have argued that cutting back on the number of full-contact practices (and at some point possibly cutting back on the number of pre-season games) will lead to sloppy tackling and a more wide-open style of play, similar to NCAA football.

That seems like a stretch. This year might be tricky, with so many weeks of the offseason wasted with the lockout. But will the fans even notice? Are we really expecting Pop Warner-esque play from the most skilled and knowledgeable players and coaches in the world? Don't think so.

And with all that said, LET THE FREE AGENCY FRENZY BEGIN!

Check back frequently as we follow the terms of the agreement throughout the day.