On Monday, the NFL filed a motion to dismiss the original antitrust complaint from the players in Brady v. NFL. More interestingly, this motion will now be heard on September 12, 2011.
Yes, that does happen to be one day after the first Sunday of the NFL's regular season, thanks for asking.
Yes, that does happen to be one day after the first Sunday of the NFL's regular season, thanks for asking.
The motion to dismiss in and of itself was brief -- just two pages -- but the purpose that the motion serves is a greater one because it pushes back the deadline for the NFL to file an answer in response to the players' complaint.
Now that answer won't be due until after the motion is heard, which is after the season begins. This is beneficial for the NFL, the players and the fans because it allows the two sides to continue negotiating without being obstructed by a public legal document, especially one in which the NFL responds -- perhaps in a personal manner -- to serious antitrust allegations.
And then there's the fact that if both sides have to actually end up going to court for this hearing, it will occur one day after 9/11, when the NFL and the players have decided to skip the first week of the season.
Whether or not memorials for fallen Americans should veer into the realm of public relations is beside the point; missing the first week of the season would be an abject PR disaster.
Hopefully, this would-be extension of time allows the two sides to avoid that nightmarish scenario.
Hopefully, this would-be extension of time allows the two sides to avoid that nightmarish scenario.
source: http://www.cbssports.com/
author: will brinson
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