It was a day of wild swings and uncertainty--and it ended with more of the same. The NFL and players union have postponed the start of free agency again as negotiations for a Collective Bargaining Agreement extension will continue to Wednesday evening.

That means the deadline for teams to start reducing the roster to get under the salary cap is now 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday evening.

Free agency is now scheduled to begin at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday morning.

At Redskins Park on Sunday, coaches and team officials spent the day discussing the negotiations and going over the myriad of scenarios that could occur with or without a CBA extension.

Safety Ryan Clark and left guard Derrick Dockery were at Redskins Park on Sunday. Dockery, a restricted free agent, met with team officials to discuss his contract situation.

Asked about the CBA negotiations, Dockery said: "Hopefully they can find a way to come to an agreement. The union is trying to do what's best for the players and the owners, vice versa. Hopefully both sides can come to an agreement because [the current situation is] not good for the game."

With no extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the salary cap for the 2006 season would be $94.5 million. That figure could force many teams, including the Redskins, to release veterans to get under the salary cap, before the start of free agency.

Also, with no extension, 2007 would become an uncapped year.

The decision to postpone the start of free agency came late in the evening. The start of free agency was tentatively set for 12:01 a.m. ET on Monday morning.

Earlier, the NFL and players union had postponed the time that teams had to be under the salary cap to 10 p.m. ET, then to 11:30 p.m. ET.

Just a few hours earlier, the possibility of an extension of the CBA seemed bleak. Now the league and players union have three more days to work out an agreement.