MINNEAPOLIS (AP)—The NFL players’ union has asked the federal judge who
ruled in its favor on a TV revenue dispute to release information from the case
that the NFL wants kept confidential.
Last week, Judge David Doty sided with the players, ruling the league
illegally secured $4 billion from TV contracts—money that players argue was
collected to fund a lockout.
Lawyers for the NFL Players Association filed a motion Wednesday to unseal
evidence and testimony from the broadcast revenues proceedings in U.S. District
Court in Minneapolis.
The NFLPA argues that the NFL hasn’t explained why the material should be
sealed. And union lawyers say the league has not cooperated with their attempt
to propose limited redactions to the material to protect third-party information
only.
