The Facts:
Armed with a key victory in the courts, NFL owners will gather Monday for their annual spring meetings. Usually, it’s a time for discussing Super Bowl sites and rules changes. This year, the 32 owners primarily will talk strategy for this summer as the labor impasse goes through court proceedings.
Reported by the Associated Press
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
AP sports writer Barry Wilner went on to suggest the owners might even "gloat a bit" after obtaining a stay of an injunction blocking the lockout of the players that began March 12. The labor situation remains something of a stalemate, locked in the courts until the league’s full appeal of that injunction is heard June 3. But the 2-1 ruling on the stay contained strong language indicating the NFL will win its appeal. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello says owners will be filled in on “all aspects of the labor situation and various business reports. ...” Unfortunately for Fantasy Football owners and the average fan alike, not much action is required by the league until the legality of the lockout is determined by the 8th U.S. District Court in St. Louis. While the lockout’s in force, teams can’t communicate with players—and NFL teams are dead in the water when it comes to training for the 2011 season. That stagnation could threaten the start of training camps at the end of July -- at the very least.
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