1.   As president, an elected position, she often met with municipal officials on contract matters for rank-in-file officers.

2.   Cervone said the strike was unrelated to any specific contract matters and is a one-plant issue related only to the firing of the union officials.

3.   During her time in Atlanta, Gittens said, city officials seldom were subtle when they intervened in contract matters.

4.   Dufficy dismissed the challenges under family law, interpreting the agreement instead as a contract matter.

5.   Just over a month ago, Lewis won his salary-arbitration case, a contract matter that had been hanging over his head all winter.

6.   Later could be later this week, when a source said a new person to handle contract matters will be in place.

7.   Meggett always has prided himself on perfect attendance for practices and meetings and has said repeatedly throughout the offseason that the contract matter was out of his control.

8.   Taylor credits his assistant, Kevin Gilmore, a former Ducks executive, for helping with the contract matters.

9.   The last time the pair discussed contract matters was during the Final Four in Indianapolis.

10.   The problem, as of Sunday night, is that USC has not finalized contract matters while waiting for the Chargers to settle their issues with Riley.