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  1. 05-23-2012, 01:24 PM #1
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    Union files collusion lawsuit against NFL

    Union files collusion lawsuit against NFL
    The Sports Xchange

    11:52 a.m. CDT, May 23, 2012

    The NFL Players Association filed a lawsuit Wednesday that accused NFL owners and the league of collusion during the 2010 season.

    The complaint describes a conspiracy in which teams imposed a secret $123 million per-club salary cap for that uncapped 2010 season. Filed in in the United States District Court of Minnesota, it alleges that the league and owners “acted illegally and solely by self-interest.”

    “When the rules are broken in a way that hurts the game, we have an obligation to act. We cannot stand by when we now know that the owners conspired to collude,” NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith said in a statement.

    Added NFLPA President Domonique Foxworth: “Our union recently learned that there was a secret salary cap agreement in an uncapped year. The complaint today is our effort to fulfill our duty to every NFL player. They deserve to know, above all, the facts and the truth about this conspiracy.”

    New York Giants owner John Mara, who also serves as the Chair of the NFL Management Council Executive Committee, is cited in the complaint as publicly confirming that the league told teams to restrict players' salaries in the uncapped year.

    In response to the complaint, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said: “The filing of these claims is prohibited by the Collective Bargaining Agreement and separately, by an agreement signed by the players' attorneys last August. The claims have absolutely no merit and we fully expect them to be dismissed.

    ”We continue to look forward to focusing on the future of the game rather than grievances of a prior era that have already been resolved."



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  • 05-23-2012, 03:12 PM #2
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    saw this coming last night when I heard the league won it's arbitration w/Dallas and Wash. They should have never imposed those penalties; their in heapum big trouble now.
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  • 05-23-2012, 03:37 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by short faced bear View Post
    “When the rules are broken in a way that hurts the game, we have an obligation to act. We cannot stand by when we now know that the owners conspired to collude,” NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith said in a statement.
    ORLY?

    I think what you MEANT to say is when rules are broken that hurts the players salaries and chance to make millions more. They need to stop using "for the game" every time they bicker over money.
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