NFL lockout gets their day in court

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St. Paul, Minnesota (CNN) - a federal judge heard arguments Wednesday from lawyers, the League to lift the current and former NFL players who want to continue its lockout and this year's season.

Judge Susan Richard Nelson will examine whether an interim measure to give, that lift you would the lock from a dispute between the NFL owners and players, which has managed to reach a collective agreement.

It is possible that Nelson will decide Wednesday to U.S. District Court in St. Paul.

If she should rules, in favour of an interim injunction the NFL appeal.

If the players reject motion, the lock will continue.

Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, drew Brees and seven other players have filed a lawsuit for other current and eligible NFL players against the League of the lockout, stop, the beginning of the 2011 / 12 planned for September 8 touching.

What you expect from Brady v. NFL

The players want a future study, to determine whether the NFL lock against federal antitrust laws.

On Monday, the agreed federal judge combine Brady v. National Football League with an other class action lawsuit, eller v. NFL, end of March by a group of mainly consisting of stored from former NFL player.

This second action is "potentially threatening" because the plaintiff in eller v. NFL not members of the NFL players Union (NFLPA are negotiations) and the NFL can not claim that she legally involved discussions, according to Desi's analyst Michael McCann in bad faith in collective bargaining.

"The NFLPA can be removed from the image in eller v. NFL, a point, a major defense would take away that enjoys the NFL in Brady v. NFL," McCann said.

Last month, broke negotiations between the NFL and NFLPA in the prevention of a work stoppage. The players Union decertified itself. By giving up their rights collective bargain, one could the player antitrust litigation against the League and the owner file. This movement create the preconditions for a protracted legal dispute with owners.

At the time the NFL have the Union walk of the "a very good thing on the table."

If the players are locked out of games in September, it would already confused as a $9 billion the first NFL work stoppage since 1987, with months of work and legal maneuvers for football fans-industry enough money, lacks to satisfy everyone.

NFL prepares player lockout

The heart of the problem between the players and the owners is divided as the League $9 billion in revenue.

Quite NFL take now, owner $1 billion from the top of the revenue stream. After that the players will receive around 60%.

The owners say that the current work business are not considered the rising costs associated stages and promotion of the game with construction. The players argued that the League not sufficiently opened its books to this.

In addition the owner the season through two games, want to increase that are some players against due to the risk of injury.

While players to earn each year millions of dollars which NFL salary median is $790.000 and the average career takes about four years.

Also has a lock-out of the League staff: the Concierge, ticket seller and Stadium workers. The New York Jets announced all business page will require employees, a week's unpaid leave each month during each.

The lock will not stop the NFL draft, which according to plan is on April 28-30, the League said.

All other regular season activity would cease to delay or cancel threatens the start of the new season.

The teams could draft a little different approach in a lockout, according to Steve Politi, sports columnist for the Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey.

"Teams could (picking) based on needs, rather than the best player available, because who knows if they free these needs on the market able agent address to" Politi said.

It is possible for the NFL season, go forward with replacement players, but analyst says Michael McCann, that probably won't:

"Make practical and legal obstacles would do so extremely unlikely," he said.

But it is still a possibility.

"The NFL could be argued that if NFL players of the League offer best CBA (collective bargaining agreement) will not accept, the League has no other choice than to resume with other players who are ready to play games," he added.CNN's Tricia Escobedo from Atlanta and Chris Welch reported by St. Paul. Steve Politi, sports columnist for the Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey, contributed to this report.

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