The lawyers; More news from UNC; Retired players want in
July 6, 2011
Who are they talking about?
Over the last month Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk and others have made a big deal about progress being made toward to a new NFL-NFLPA CBA when "the lawyers" have been excluded from the settlement talks. But just who are these lawyers that allegedly stand in the way of progress toward reaching a new CBA? The NFLPA lawyers are Jim Quinn and Jeffrey Kessler.
For more on Jim Quinn you can view this link.
For more on Jeffrey Kessler you can view this link.
For more on Jeffrey Kessler you can view this link.
Former Tar Heel football players sues UNC and NCAA
Michael McAdoo has filed a lawsuit against the University of North Carolina and the NCAA seeking to be reinstated to the football team. McAdoo had been declared permanently ineligible for academic misconduct last October. Attorneys for McAdoo accuse UNC and the NCAA of libel and "gross negligence" in ruling McAdoo ineligible.
Retired NFL players feel left-out of mediation
Retired NFL players feel left-out of mediation
NFL greats Carl Eller, Franco Harris, Marcus Allen, Paul Krause and others are asking Judge Susan Nelson to stop the court ordered mediation because the former players claim they are being left out of the settlement talks. The retired players have filed a class-action complaint against both the owners and current players claiming they are not being represented in the mediation sessions.
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