NFL Players Open To Mediation In Court
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A lawyer representing Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and other players suing the NFL has written to the judge handling the case to say their side is willing to engage in mediation overseen by the federal court in Minnesota.
Thursday's letter to U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson comes a day after a hearing in St. Paul, Minn., at which she
recommended the league and players resume negotiations toward a new collective bargaining agreement.
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Two people familiar with the case tell The Associated Press that the NFL sent its own letter Thursday to lawyers for the players.
The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to reveal the letter's contents.
One person tells the AP the letter proposes resuming talks with federal mediator George Cohen.
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