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Judge ends lockout; NFL to appeal by The Sports Network
Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) – The players’ request for an injunction to lift the NFL lockout was granted by U.S. District Court Judge Susan Nelson on Monday.
The decision is seen an early victory for the players in their fight for a new collective bargaining agreement, though the NFL owners will appeal Monday’s ruling to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The league issued the following statement:
“We will promptly seek a stay from Judge Nelson pending an expedited appeal to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. We believe that federal law bars injunctions in labor disputes. We are confident that the Eighth Circuit will agree. But we also believe that this dispute will inevitably end with a collective bargaining agreement, which would be in the best interests of players, clubs and fans. We can reach a fair agreement only if we continue negotiations toward that goal.”
The lockout could be reinstituted in the coming weeks or months if the Eighth Circuit rules in its favor.
The crux of the dispute resolves around the distribution of NFL revenues, which generate $9 billion annually, as well as other issues including a rookie wage scale, regular season expansion and benefits for retired players.
The owners instituted the lockout after talks broke down on March 11, the day the players disbanded their union. A group of players — which include quarterbacks Tom Brady of the New England Patriots, Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts and Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints — filed the injunction request along with an antitrust lawsuit against the league.
The NFL and its players met with Nelson in early April, and a second round of mediation between the parties was ordered by the court. After several meetings, an agreement to come back through the mediation process was set for May 16.
But Nelson, apparently swayed enough by the argument that the lockout was causing irreparable harm to their careers, has given the players an early breakthrough.
The plaintiffs “have made a strong showing that allowing the league to continue their ‘lockout’ is presently inflicting, and will continue to inflict irreparable harm upon them, particularly when weighed against the lack of any real injury that would be imposed on the NFL by issuing the preliminary injunction,” Nelson wrote.
Osi Umenyiora, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, was pleased with Nelson’s ruling.
“Today’s ruling is a win for the players and for the fans that want to see a full NFL season in 2011,” said the Giants’ defensive end. “The lockout is bad for everyone and players will continue to fight it. We hope that this will bring us one step closer to playing the game we love.”
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