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NFL Honors Judge’s Lockout Ruling; Football Officially Back…for Now

Posted on April 28, 2011 at 2:07pm by Jonathon M. Seidl
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL has told its teams and players to get back to football, at least for now.

In a memo released Thursday hours before the draft, the NFL said players could resume voluntary workouts at team facilities, meet with coaches and go over playbooks beginning Friday. It also promised to distribute detailed procedures for signing free agents or making trades and other roster moves.

That memo, the league says, will spell out the timing for the start of the league year.

The NFL still hopes the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis restores the lockout. The court says players must respond to the league’s request for a stay by noon CDT Friday. Then the league has until 9 a.m. CDT Monday to respond to that filing.

The NFL’s request for a temporary stay is still pending before the court.

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Comments (26)

Gavinwcaf
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 1:15pm
The players think they are Obama, The Owners are to build a business, give all the money to them. so they canb cover there legal cost for raping shooting and texting sexual request to average citizens. The Courts Have to get the hell out of Private Business. Impeach this idiot Judge.
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nilo
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 9:36am
Greed rules both sides of this issue. Pride and arrogance drive both sides. Our nation is collapsing; government is taking our Constitution and trashing it, and we worry about the NFL situation? This situation is way down on my list of concerns.
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Roor rips 860
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 7:45am
Bengals
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Chialms
Posted on April 28, 2011 at 6:10pm
Carnac, you got the NFL confused with the NBA. Only 70% EOE in NFL.
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teddrunk
Posted on April 28, 2011 at 4:35pm
AS an NFL owner, all I can say about them being back is…zzzzzzzzzz
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@leftfighter
Posted on April 28, 2011 at 3:15pm
Nearly every poll I see on this is 50/50. Nobody can decide who’s in the wrong on this one.

Problem is, nobody is. The NFL wants to expand games but not pay players for the extra 2 games. I can see why that is. A contract is a contract. You’re getting paid by the year, not by the game.

On the OTHER hand, two more games = several more chances to get season ending injuries. When the average NFL career is what? 3, maybe 4 years? I can understand why they want more money for it.

Then you get to the fact that the NFL is Vince McMahon’s XFL without the caliber of players they employ. The owners really owe it to the players for making them rich and should push some of that money down, while (at the same time) without the teams and league, the players have nowhere to play.

Bottom line, folks. Neither are right here. Neither are wrong, either.
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Corbin_Dallas
Posted on April 28, 2011 at 3:08pm
Why doesn’t the NFL just ignore the judge like the Obama regime ignored the judge on the drilling ban?
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sebastian1
Posted on April 28, 2011 at 2:47pm
So what’s new. The owners bend over and take it from the players union and the courts. Then they turn around and make the public the punching bag for all of it. Anyone pay the price to go to an NFL game lately. Unless you’re a lawyer or doctor or drug dealer how do you afford to pay for parking, tickets, food, something to drink, and then still have money to pay your rent. And God forbid that you have a family to take. The owners don’t care as long as they have the public to keep milking to death with prices. I love the game. I love the sport. Don’t want to think about how they are reaming the public or it will take what enjoyment I get out of the game….. away.
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notavictim
Posted on April 28, 2011 at 2:38pm
Cry me a river-bunch crybaby whiners.
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AWM
Posted on April 28, 2011 at 2:35pm
Yep, the NFL is dead dead dead.
It long ago lost any entertainment value.
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- Gonzo
  Posted on April 28, 2011 at 2:40pm
  Easy to agree with you now but, come September, it’s hard to resist.
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- Dale
  Posted on April 28, 2011 at 3:30pm
  AWM;
  
  “Yep, the NFL is dead dead dead. It long ago lost any entertainment value.”
  ————————–
  I agree, but it’s still better than the NBA.
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ninjasam
Posted on April 28, 2011 at 2:27pm
Who cares? I am so sick of these professional over paid whinners. I would love to see them have to work a real job at normal wages for a few years. I bet their me me me me attitudes would change.
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- let us prey
  Posted on April 28, 2011 at 2:34pm
  You are right sir.
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ninjasam
Posted on April 28, 2011 at 2:25pm
Who cares? I am sick of all these professional overpaid whinners. I would love to see these idiots be forced to work a real job at normal wages for a few years. Bet their me me me me attitudes would change.
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Elrik68
Posted on April 28, 2011 at 2:18pm
I love football, but I will only be watching College Ball from now on…
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- Gonzo
  Posted on April 28, 2011 at 2:39pm
  Hard to get too wound up for either side when it’s the millionaires VS the billionaires. Figure it out boys or you both lose.
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Ronko
Posted on April 28, 2011 at 2:16pm
So what does this mean for Teams being able to trade by the time the draft starts. I’ll have to research this story further.
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unsalvageable.org
Posted on April 28, 2011 at 2:12pm
Who cares? A bunch of cry babies. You Get PAID TO PLAY A GAME! http://www.unsalvageable.org
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- Mannax
  Posted on April 28, 2011 at 2:23pm
  Came for Gladiatorial reference, leaving disappointed.
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- hauschild
  Posted on April 28, 2011 at 2:35pm
  Yet another Marxist ruling.
  
  Like the wise owl perched on the branch in the Tootsie Roll commercial, I wonder how long it will take Marxists to destroy all the “great” businesses in this country?
  
  What the hell gives anybody the authority to tell people how to operate their business, especially considering it is an employee-induced walkout???
  
  It’s anti-American. Or, to be more accurate, anti-traditional-American; as Americans have drastically changed over the past 20 years.
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- BIGJAYINPA
  Posted on April 28, 2011 at 2:56pm
  Oh goody goody goody. Be still my fluttering heart. The world is saved. The NFL is going to play. Oh whoopy-ti-do yippy skippy yahoo. (A little heavy on the sarcasm, do you think?)
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- Dale
  Posted on April 28, 2011 at 3:31pm
  BIGJAYINPA;
  
  Not at all.
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- GEW
  Posted on April 28, 2011 at 4:07pm
  What cowards. Tell the Judge this is a private business and stay out of it. and as for those spoiled brats, hang up your helmets and get the hell out.
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- VET4TRUTH
  Posted on April 28, 2011 at 6:30pm
  Who cares about these overpaid rapesting, drug addicted, dog fighteriung, drunk drivering, murdering, felons. You were once, I say ONCE, there for my temporary amusement. I put you in the same category as actors and actresses. USELESS! You have both ruined the game and the silver screen. I do not want to watch games or the theater while rome burns.
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- dakotacynic
  Posted on April 29, 2011 at 3:37pm
  If not playing football, a bunch of them would be doing 25-life.
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