NFL: Judge ignored potential harm of injunction

MINNEAPOLIS - Lock-out hand work of football without a new contract for lifting in place would best nanties teams to sign the best players, switch the competitive balance of the NFL and damaging the League, lawyers for owners argues in the documents of the court Monday.

Page 74 of deposit to the 8th Circuit Court of appeal of the United States in St. Louis set out position of the League in advance a hearing June 3 on his appeal of a decision key by U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson.

Nelson issued an injunction that has lifted the lockout on April 25. But the 8th Circuit has issued a temporary order hold four days later, which means that players can not work out or sign contracts, with one of the 32 clubs.

The arguments in the deposit were an extended version of what said the League since the beginning: the union move to decertify after initial bargaining talks broke down is a sham. that Nelson has no jurisdiction to lift the lockout; and that she should have waited for a decision of the National Labour Relations Commission prior to issuing this decision.

The League also stated that the locking of lifting with no deal in place work would result in chaos, with teams attempting to take decisions on the signing of free agents and trades under a set of rules that can radically change under a new agreement.

"It would be difficult, if not impossible, to decrypt the eggs and return these players for the clubs which could otherwise have contracts with [or, at least, a greater capacity to enter into contracts with] those players in the absence of an injunction" said of the Court of the brief League.

The Group of players suing League, including star quarterbacks Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees, have said that the lockout is irreparable harm on their brief career by preventing them from working at the headquarters of the teampractical complete keeping with his teammates and coaches and endanger the games. Nelson agreed and granted the injunction.

But the NFL said Monday that the judge "failed fully to consider the serious, immediate and irreparable impair the injunction asked the NFL" and "widely exaggerated damage to players the and the nature of the harm.".

The owners argued that players do not suffer because the lockout applies to everyone.

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It would be difficult, if not impossible, to decrypt the eggs and return these players for the clubs which could otherwise have contracts with [or, at least, a greater capacity to enter into contracts with] those players in the absence of an injunction.

?- NFL in brief opening in 8th Circuit ".

"Because there are no practices or other activities of organized football in a lockout, no player undergoes a risk of serious injury to the career or physical wear and tear", prosecutors wrote.

The response of the deposit of League players is due to May 20, four days after the two parties are scheduled to resume the Minneapolis court-ordered mediation.

More control on how share grant annual income of dredges on up to $ 9 billion, over the League and the players get to missing games. The first pre-season game is just over two and a half months later on 7 August, with the first game of the regular season between the Saints and the Packers set for September 8 at Green Bay, Wisconsin

The League continued to pound the decision of the players to dissolve their union, attempting to use some of the quotes from players in various media over the past months to prove their point of view. They cited comments from the public by the receiver Baltimore Ravens Derrick Mason, COORS vice president Jeff Saturday, plaintiff, Mike Vrabel and others discussing solidarity, that players still feel even if the union is revoked.

A panel of three judges to St. Louis voted 2-1 to issue a temporary suspension of the order of Nelson on 29 April, a decision still stands. The Committee may make a decision on a permanent stay pending the appeal any day or, according to Michael Gans, clerk of the Court, may allow the temporary stay remain in place until the hearing on 3 June.

The locking of the NFL began March 11, no end is in sight. Subject ESPN.com keeps you updated on all the latest news about the work situation.

The owners have argued in the filing that the injunction of "lower" Nelson their leverage effect by allowing players to bypass the lockout and delayed talks constructive negotiation, which they regarded as "the essence of irreparable harm."

"To harm the NFL, federal labor law permitted an employer to establish a lock-out 'for the sole purpose to economic pressure in support of its position as legitimate bargaining'," the lawyers wrote.

Also Monday, the NHL has filed a brief in support of the NFL. The caused labour disputes hockey League to cancel its 2004-2005 season and the current collective bargaining agreement expires in 2012.

"While the facts and circumstances may differ between our League and the NFL, the issues presented in this appeal are of vital importance to the NHL and all participants in the collective bargaining relations with the United States""," NHL prosecutors wrote.