New York, NY (Sports Network) – United States district judge Susan Nelson has ordered the NFL owners and players back to mediation.
The New York Times reported on Monday that Nelson wants both sides back in Minneapolis for the start of mediation on Thursday, and appointed chief magistrate judge Arthur Boylan to serve as mediator.
It will cap a busy stretch this week for the NFL. The paper said Boylan will meet with players’ representatives Tuesday before meeting with NFL representatives Wednesday. Nelson said all communications will be confidential, according to the report.
Nelson met with both sides last week and said that she will take several weeks to rule on whether or not to act on the players’ request for an injunction to lift the lockout. She had advised both sides to attempt mediation.
The players welcomed Nelson’s suggestion to have the hearings in Minnesota because they believed it was a better option than having talks return to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in Washington, DC. Discussions between both sides, under the guidance of federal mediator George Cohen, ended there after 17 days of negotiations on March 11.
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