Judge Nelson rules in favor of the players (lockout lifted...at the moment)

[Dpantherman]

mortreport Chris Mortensen

Filed to ESPN: Federal Judge Susan Richard Nelson has ruled for players, lifting lockout, per sources. Owners will seek immediate stay.

http://twitter.com/#!/mortreport/status/62634410163437568

more:

mortreport

Judge's ruling and opinion expected to be posted shortly so more clarity is expected, even though NFL will still fight hard.

translation: hang tight...its far from over.

[theyhateme45]

Thanks....

Do you have all panther/nfl alerts from all sources going directly to you?

[Dpantherman]

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[PhillyB]

football bitches!

[Mr. Scot]

And a collective "what now" was voiced by all :sosp:

Three days before the draft...

[CarolinaNut]

And a collective "what now" was voiced by all :sosp:

pretty much.

[teeray]

Depends if the owners stay is granted. Would be nice to know there is free agency and an off-season.

[Dpantherman]

I want Free Agency and training camp damnit!!! (and of course, a season)

[CatMan72]

The ticker on the NFL channel says the judge "Declines to stay her ruling pending an appeal" which means the lockout is over until and unless the owners win an appeal, right?

[Mr. Scot]

pretty much.

Well, I think the actual text of most comments would probably read more like "holy @%$# what the &%$@ happens now" but I chose to shorten that to "what now" :sosp:

[teeray]

I still don't think they can resume until the appeals have all been exhausted. Anyone know??

[Dpantherman]

The immediate impact of the ruling on the status of an estimated 500 free agent players and other player transactions is uncertain. If the league does not get the court to stay the ruling pending an appeal, the league will have to open its doors for players. The NFL also will have to decide whether to impose a similar system that has been in place under the previous collective bargaining agreement that expired on March 11.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6424084&campaign=rss&source=twitter&ex_cid=Twitter_espn_6424084

[MrBubba]

Interesting, many thought she would issue stay till NFL decides to appeal and avert the chaos it would cause days before draft. At least, Miami can send a get well card to Brandon Marshall now.

[PanthaSan]

Oh, at first I thought it was this guy....