Comments on: With Lockout Seeming Likely, Owners Take A Blow

By: BinKee

BinKee — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:53:58 +0000

Politics, Dem Judges for players (Thus Minnesota), Repl judges for owners (St
Louis) for now. The owners threw in a
curve ball at the last second called
(Supplemental Revenue-sharing) this
was not negotiated.

By: Mark Murphy's Words Do Not Inspire Confidence | Total Packers

Mark Murphy's Words Do Not Inspire Confidence | Total Packers — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:01:16 +0000

[...] NFLPA challenged the NFL’s television deal in federal court and won, earlier this month. The owners were denied access to their $4 billion television contract, which, [...]

By: Packers Have Prepared Well For Work Stoppage | Total Packers

Packers Have Prepared Well For Work Stoppage | Total Packers — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:46:23 +0000

[...] of being laid off during the lockout. The situation is largely the result of a court ruling blocking the league from using their television contract to fund operations during the [...]

By: No NFL Lockout For At Least One More Day | Total Packers

No NFL Lockout For At Least One More Day | Total Packers — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:20:29 +0000

[...] negotiations haven’t gone anywhere for months, but on Tuesday a federal judge ruled the NFL’s broadcast contracts for 2011 illegal, which gave the players quite a bit of leverage. Now, the owners have the impetus to get a deal [...]

By: iltarion

iltarion — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:57:50 +0000

The owners are still in a better position to financially handle a lockout than the players are. True, this would be a blow that makes a lockout certainly less appealing to the owners of teams with less revenue. I would be surprised if the owners did not win on appeal. However, I was surprised with this ruling in the first place. It is strange the NFL is suddenly losing all these court cases, when they were nearly untouchable for about 75 years.