Circuit Court Finds Applicability of CBA Guts Football Players’ Claims

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court, holding that the Labor-Management Relations Act (“LMRA”) preempts the state law negligence claims brought by several former NFL players against the league and the NFLPA concerning the defendants’ alleged approval of several financial advisors.   The decision hinged on the fact that the duties underlying that claim arose directly from terms in the collective bargaining agreement between the NFLPA and the NFL, triggering