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NFL motion for appeal of stay denied


CatMan72

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Now the NFL will appeal to the 8th circuit court, which is usually conservative and rules in favor of corporations, but the appellate court will have a very hard time overturning the decision since Nelson's opinion is so strongly worded. They'd have to disagree with everything she wrote to overturn her.

The SCOTUS most likely won't take the case, so if the 8th circuit agrees with Judge Nelson, then the players have all the leverage in the world.

So when will there be free agency and trades...

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does this mean player trades and FA signings can start?

Legally, that's exactly what it means (along with other restrictions lifted), but from what I've heard all day, the NFL talking points are 'We're going to proceed in a calm and orderly fashion', which basically means 'We're not letting anybody do crap until the 8th circuit has heard our appeal.'

NFL teams and owners in good standing with Goodell might want to toe the company line, which outwardly will be do whatever you feel you need to, but internally is most likely for no trades or signings to happen. It's up to the teams to do what they want.

Remember, this is legally what's supposed to be available as options now. Right now, that isn't what's happening, so it'll be interesting to see if the NFL and Goodell personally are held in contempt of court if they don't allow things to happen. I doubt that will happen, but we've seen weirder things happen when it comes to the American court system.

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So far, right or wrong, the owners have gotten their collective asses kicked in this process... LOL

As of right now, yeah.

I think this pretty much ensures that we will have football this season, and every single game of it.

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