No longer a union, it now becomes a trade association. It can't fight fines or suspensions or file grievances for players, either. So, how does decertifying help the players? All through negotiations, union leaders said they expected NFL owners to lock out the players if the collective bargaining agreement between the two sides expired. By decertifying, players can -- and did Friday -- file an antitrust suit and request an injunction that would force the league to continue fully operating.
In simplest terms, by decertifying, players hope to keep professional football in business under terms they like. It can make its attorneys available to help the players filing the antitrust lawsuits. Yes, in It formed again in after antitrust suits by the players led to a new collective bargaining agreement. Invoking the Sherman Act, -- a federal antitrust statute from that limits monopolies and restrictions on commerce -- the players are seeking triple the amount of damages they've incurred.
That means the stakes could be in the hundreds of millions of dollars. It could take a month for there to be a ruling on the union's injunction request, and antitrust judgments should take longer. Depending on what happens in court -- a Minnesota judge has held jurisdiction over NFL labor matters since the early s -- the season could be threatened. The last time NFL games were lost to a work stoppage came when the players struck 24 years ago, leading to games with replacement players.
Goodell and Pash said they would take salary cuts if there was a work stoppage. Goodell also has asked the league's compensation committee to delay any bonus payments to him until there is a deal with the players' union. A lockout is a right management has to shut down a business when a CBA expires. It means there can be no communication between the teams and current NFL players; no players -- including those drafted in April -- can be signed; teams won't pay for health insurance for players.
Even though the NFL is early in its offseason -- and the regular season is six months away -- this is hardly a complete downtime. Free agency usually begins in March, and there are hundreds of free agents now in limbo.
Also this month, under a regular schedule, team-organized offseason workouts would start. The lockout grinds all such activity to a halt. March and early April are when many sponsors and corporate partners renew their deals with the NFL, part of why the league says hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue are going to be lost now.
I've been here for the better part of two weeks now, and essentially Antitrust lawsuits by players led to a new CBA in that included free agency, and the union formed again that year. The sides met from 10 a. ET until about 4 p. ET Friday, discussing a new proposal by the owners. When the possibility of a third extension to the CBA was raised, the union said it first wanted assurances it would get 10 years of audited financial information.
At p. ET, Smith and the union's negotiators left the mediator's office. About 15 minutes later, the union decertified. It was a commitment to litigate all along. After Pash talked to the media outside the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, union lawyer Jim Quinn spoke at NFLPA headquarters about three blocks away and said: "I hate to say this, but he has not told the truth to our players or our fans. He has, in a word, lied to them about what happened today and what's happened over the last two weeks and the last two years.
The NFL said its offer included splitting the difference in the dispute over how much money owners should be given off the top of the league's revenues. Q: Can the CBA deadline be extended? Who would have to do so and how would it be done? Under what terms would the league be operating in that case? Both sides would have to agree to "stop the clock,'' and that likely would only occur if significant progress is being made as the CBA expiration deadline closes in Thursday night.
The union says it has offered to extend the deal several times. Regardless, both sides would have to agree to the terms for and length of an extension. Let's take a look at today's developments. Let's take a quick look at the Saints. Jones, who has been on the practice squad since the beginning of the season, has played in two games this season. Jones played 28 snaps on defense against the Rams, and he was credited with a tackle.
Senior Writer and Editor Jim Wyatt takes a look at today's developments. The Tennessee Titans return home this week with a five-game winning streak on the line against the New Orleans Saints Titans head coach Mike Vrabel met with reporters on Monday, less than 24 hours after the team's Sunday night win over the Rams. Let's take a look at some of the hot topics from the press conference.
Senior Writer and Editor Jim Wyatt takes a look at six things that stood out from the contest. The Titans started out like gangbusters on the defensive side of the football, and they finished the game with a season-high five sacks while slowing down the high-powered Rams offense all night.
Q: What does a lockout mean?
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