The NFL has decided against granting a waiver to the law firm that was seeking to represent at least 70 players in the antitrust lawsuit against the league, Sports Business Journal's Daniel Kaplan reported.
"We notified the law firm that while we do not know the specifics of the claim, or the players who would be involved we cannot consent to the firm's request to grant a waiver," the league said in a statement. "As a matter of policy, we do not believe it is appropriate to consent to firms bringing suit against the NFL while simultaneously representing league entities even on unrelated matters."
Kaplan said the "unrelated" matter involved representing NFL Network and NFL Films for music licensing.
On Wednesday, Kaplan reported that players wanted to take part in negotiations, as they believe their voices are not being properly represented by the players' association.
The way we see it
While this possibly shows that some factions are being formed among players, it also would verify that the decertification is not a sham, as multiple lawyers representing different players were asking for seats at the mediation table. For now, it won't matter, as the league said no to this.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/04/21/report-nfl-does-not-grant-waiver-to-request-from-l
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