The NFL Players’ Association’s Rule 60 Motion

By Robert J. Romano, Esq.   The NFL Players' Association has petitioned the U.S. District Court of Minnesota to reopen the settlement agreement reached with the NFL last summer that ended the 132-day player lockout. The Players' Association claims in its Rule 60 Motion that the NFL Owners engaged in collusive conduct in 2010 when they secretly set a cap on players' salaries in an agreed upon uncapped season. After a brief history of NFL labor issues, this paper will examine the legal argume