Nine players have agreed to be Name Plaintiffs in pending antitrust action if union decertifies....

Nine players have agreed to be Name Plaintiffs in pending antitrust action if union decertifies. Some intriguing names...

P. Manning, D. Brees, Tom Brady, Logan Mankins, Mike Vrabel, Vincent Jackson, Ben Leber, Brian Robison and Texas A+M linebacker Von Miller.

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Interesting indeed

3 of them are currently franchised and one isn’t even in the union yet.

I wonder how they came to this list.

by CABurrito on Mar 3, 2011 9:15 PM PST reply actions

Lol VJ and a rookie

by njg425 on Mar 3, 2011 9:46 PM PST via mobile reply actions

HAHAHAHHA VJ. Good times.

by Orz on Mar 4, 2011 8:47 AM PST reply actions

I can think of two reasons for including a rookie in the suit. First, one of the major negotiating points is a rookie wage scale. The top picks get a ridiculous amount of money and the slotting process is out of control. Second, if the union decertifies and sues the league for anti-trust violations, one argument is that draftees are not allowed to choose their employer ( aka there is a draft); so you need a helpless, union-less, victim rookie to say that he wants to choose his employer.

by Orz on Mar 4, 2011 8:51 AM PST reply actions