Nothing is official yet but we’re getting closer. The NFLPA has until 5:00 p.m. Friday evening to file for decertification and NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith reportedly told players on a Friday afternoon conference call that the plan was to decertify.
NFL Lockout: NFLPA Set To Decertify, According To Report
According to Daniel Kaplan of Sports Business Journal, that’s what will happen.
BREAKING NEWS: nfl players are set leave negotiating and go to court to decertify, source in room says
This is the news we expected considering all the public bickering going on in the last 24 hours. It was clear the two sides would be unable to work out a deal on their own and now they’ll need the courts to help them settle it.
The union will decertify, essentially dissolving itself as a union, while the owners are expected to implement a lockout at midnight when the CBA expires. At that point, the union would file an injunction to block the lockout and from there it would be in the hands of the courts to decide what’s next.
The court specifically that would handle the case is Judge David Doty, who has made several pro-player decisions over the years while ruling over the CBA. The union would file for decertification before the expiration of the current deal so that the looming legal battle would stay with Doty.
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