A trove of legal documents uncovered by an independent journalist revealed that there was “little question” a massive act of collusion happened among NFL owners to reduce player salaries — even though an arbitrator ruled that the collusion didn’t place.
According to popular podcaster Pablo Torre, an independent arbitrator found that the league’s management council “encouraged” teams to reduce player guarantees. Not only that, commissioner Roger Goodell apparently knew about the plan and did little about it.
The 61-page document from the independent arbitrator, published by Torre on June 24, was called a “holy grail for the union.”
As the New York Post noted, “[T]he arbitrator of the 2022 lawsuit by the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) alleging collusion by the league and its owners ruled
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