BRADY v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

No. 11-1898.

640 F.3d 785 (2011)

Tom BRADY; Drew Brees; Vincent Jackson; Ben Leber; Logan Mankins; Peyton Manning; Von Miller; Brian Robison; Osi Umenyiora; Mike Vrabel; Carl Eller; Priest Holmes; Obafemi Ayanbadejo; Ryan Collins; Antawan Walker, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Appellees, v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE; Arizona Cardinals Football Club, LLC; Atlanta Falcons Football Club, LLC; Baltimore Ravens Limited Partnership; Buffalo Bills, Inc.; Panthers Football, LLC; The Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc.; Cincinnati Bengals, Inc.; Cleveland Browns Football Company LLC; Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Ltd.; PDB Sports, Ltd., doing business as The Denver Broncos Football Club, Ltd.; The Detroit Lions, Inc.; Green Bay Packers, Inc.; Houston NFL Holdings, L.P.; Indianapolis Colts, Inc.; Jacksonville Jaguars, Ltd.; Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Inc.; Miami Dolphins, Ltd.; Minnesota Vikings Football, LLC; New England Patriots L.P.; New Orleans Louisiana Saints, L.L.C.; New York Football Giants, Inc.; New York Jets LLC; The Oakland Raiders, L.P.; Philadelphia Eagles, LLC; Pittsburgh Steelers LLC; The St. Louis Rams LLC; Chargers Football Company, LLC; San Francisco Forty Niners, Limited; Football Northwest LLC; Buccaneers Limited Partnership; Tennessee Football, Inc.; Pro-Football, Inc., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 16, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D, Clement , Washington, DC, argued, for appellants,

Theodore B, Olson , Washington, DC, argued, for appehees.

Before BYE, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal by the National Football League and 32 separately-owned NFL teams (collectively the "NFL" or the "League") from an order of the district court issuing an injunction that prohibits the League from continuing to impose a "lockout" of NFL players. Brady v. NFL, No. 11-639, ___ F.Supp.2d ___, 2011 WL 1535240 (D.Minn. Apr. 25, 2011). The named plaintiffs (the "Players") are nine professional football players and one prospective player...

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