Appellate court restores lock-out of the NFL, grants requested temporary residence

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota - the locking of the NFL is back.

League announced the move late Friday, hours after the key courtroom victory. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told The Associated Press that teams "have said that prior lockout rules are reinstated effective immediately.".

Earlier, the 8th Circuit Court of appeal of the United States in St. Louis granted asked the NFL for a temporary stay of the injunction which has lifted the lockout of 45 days. Arguments will be heard at the beginning of the week next to whether this order of a federal judge in Minnesota should be set aside in total.

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No one is happy of this. But it is what it is. The lockout is back in force.

"-Director General of Green Bay Packers Ted Thompson"

Announcement of the NFL came during the draft, shortly after the third round wrapped, and the day same players were allowed to return to the facilities of their teams for the first time since March. Dozens, even hundreds of players happily met with coaches, worked and received a blow of eye to their rules.

"Nobody is happy of all this," Director General Green Bay Packers, said Ted Thompson. "But it is what it is." "The lockout is in effect".

Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards, expected to become a free agent, put the simply on Twitter: "seems like we are still unemployed."

"Its c 2 unfortunate lockout back on," tweeted Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald. "2 all fans of the NFL, please inform players are u & we're private to enjoy this game.".

The 2-1 to a panel of the 8th Circuit decision was issued by judges Steven Colloton, Kermit Bye and Duane Benton. It included a lengthy dissent of Bye, which offers temporary stays should be issued only in an emergency.

The decision was the first victory of the NFL in the bitter fight labor. It came in a place regarded as the more conservative and more favourable to businesses and the federal courts in Minnesota, where the system of collective bargaining has been created in the beginning of the 1990s and judges have generally preferred the players to the NFL.

Jim Quinn, the players lead attorney, downplayed Friday agenda.

"Routine granting of stay and fully expected", he said. "The only surprise is that the judge Bye is so strongly against their giving even a tiny stay because the League cannot clearly show, it is necessary.".