NFL Lockout Returns To Players, Teams Dismay
The NFL locked out its players Friday night after its first legal victory in the fight with the players over the future of the $9 billion business.
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The NFL locked out its players Friday night after its first legal victory in the fight with the players over the future of the $9 billion business.
The New York Jets selected talented but troubled nose tackle Kenrick Ellis from Hampton in the third round on the NFL draft on Friday night, giving Rex Ryan's defense depth on the defensive line.
Welcome back, Jets? Three players were at the team's facility as of late Friday morning. However, according to multiple reports, the NFL has received a temporary stay of the injunction -- meaning the lockout may be back on.
Roger Goodell heard the boos loud and clear, and couldn't blame the fans. "It's the fans' frustration and I understand that," the NFL commissioner said Friday, a day after he was greeted with jeers at the podium at Radio City Music Hall.
Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum, known for wheelin' and dealin' on draft day, stuck to his guns Thursday night and landed Temple defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson. "It was just a great feeling," Wilkerson told WFAN's Boomer & Carton Friday morning.
As the first round of the draft unfolded, it became apparent that the Jets were going to get one of their defensive targets. As players continued to drop, Rex Ryan and Mike Tannenbaum grew more and more excited that they were going to fill a huge need.
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A dapper Roger Goodell stood at the podium with boos raining down on him from the fans at Radio City Music Hall. Then the chants started: "We want football! We want football!"
On one of the busiest days of the year for the NFL, teams were plotting not only how to land the best draft picks but just how to let their most-prized employees return to work. Welcome back, players. For now, at least.
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The Jets selected Temple defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson in the first round Thursday night, giving Rex Ryan and his aggressive defense the big-time pass rusher they coveted.
The NFL has told teams to resume football operations. In a memo released Thursday hours before the draft, the NFL said players could resume voluntary workouts at team facilities, meet with coaches and go over playbooks.
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Judge Susan Nelson, in federal district court in Minnesota, refused to grant the NFL a stay of her previous ruling, which ruling held that there could not continue to be a lockout by the owners of the players.
