Union Asks Judge To Unseal Records In NFL TV Case

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The NFL players' union has asked the federal judge who ruled in its favor on a TV revenue dispute to release information from the case that the NFL wants kept confidential.

Last week, Judge David Doty sided with the players, ruling the league illegally secured $4 billion from TV contracts -- money that players argue was collected to fund a lockout.

Lawyers for the NFL Players Association filed a motion Wednesday to unseal evidence and testimony from the broadcast revenues proceedings in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis.

The NFLPA argues that the NFL hasn't explained why the material should be sealed. And union lawyers say the league has not cooperated with their attempt to propose limited redactions to the material to protect third-party information only.

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