NFL players seek $707M in TV damages (AP)
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Seeking more clout in their fight with the NFL, locked-out players asked a federal judge Thursday to make $4 billion in disputed broadcast revenue off limits to the league and to award them at least $707 million in damages, too. U.S. District Judge David Doty took the request under advisement after a two-hour hearing that included arguments from attorneys for the league and the players.
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Mara: NFLPA strategy could bring chaos (AP)
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New York Giants co-owner John Mara is warning that the players' strategy in the labor impasse, if successful, would lead to NFL chaos. Mara wrote an essay that was posted Thursday on nfl.com and giants.com in which he pointed to no salary caps or minimums and perhaps no draft. "The likely changes would be great for NFLPA lawyers, but not for players, teams, or, most importantly,...
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NFL again asks to keep lockout in place (AP)
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NFL coaches are teaming up with the players in their legal fight to end the owner-imposed lockout. The NFL Coaches Association filed a brief with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday expressing support for the players and saying that the lockout is putting their jobs in jeopardy. "Owners and fans increasingly demand immediate success, and coaches whose teams cannot fulfill such...
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NFL, players cap 3-day mediation session (AP)
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The summer has begun, and the NFL and its locked-out players still lack an agreement to guarantee games will be played in 2011. Urgency is apparent, but just how close the situation can or will get to the delay, alteration or cancellation of the preseason -- or more -- remains to be seen. Both sides finished three straight days of not-so-secret negotiations Thursday near Chicago, before the...
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Pryor turns down CFL team, eyes NFL (AP)
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The next step may be the most important one for former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor. Done with college football and through with talking to the NCAA, now he'll have to convince NFL teams he can fully realize the potential that he has shown since he was a high school quarterback in Pennsylvania.
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Charges against Titans' Britt downgraded (AP)
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A New Jersey judge on Thursday downgraded three charges against Tennessee Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt for offenses stemming from his second recent arrest in the state. Britt was charged June 8 with resisting arrest and related offenses after being confronted by Hoboken detectives who suspected he was carrying a marijuana cigar.
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NFL sides meet for second straight day (AP)
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Round 4 of the 'secret" negotiations is over. Round 5 is coming soon -- perhaps to a suburban locale near you. NFL owners and players met for the second straight day in Hull, Mass., 18 miles south of Boston, as they attempt to close in on a collective bargaining agreement. "The players and owners were here over the last two days," Commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday as he...
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