Extremebillsfan247
05-20-2011, 06:18 PM
The unions for professional baseball, basketball and hockey players are siding with their brethren in the NFL court battle, saying the league's lockout should be lifted.
The players associations for Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League filed a brief Friday with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, saying the NFL case presents "vitally important issues" for the unions and their members. The players' associations say athletes' careers are short, and the loss of even part of a season causes personal and professional injures that can't be compensated.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81fede88/article/nfl-lockout-doesnt-sit-well-with-other-sports-players-unions?module=HP_headlines
How much this will go towards helping the players in getting the lockout lifted is anybodies guess but I'm hoping something positive comes out of it.
The players associations for Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League filed a brief Friday with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, saying the NFL case presents "vitally important issues" for the unions and their members. The players' associations say athletes' careers are short, and the loss of even part of a season causes personal and professional injures that can't be compensated.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81fede88/article/nfl-lockout-doesnt-sit-well-with-other-sports-players-unions?module=HP_headlines
How much this will go towards helping the players in getting the lockout lifted is anybodies guess but I'm hoping something positive comes out of it.