Not working out: Court rules NFL lockout back on
St. Louis, MO, United States (AHN Sports) – The NFL finally won – at least for now.
By a 2-1 decision, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis granted the league’s request for the temporary stay, effectively reinstalling the lockout, at least for a few days.
The decision was rendered just hours after owners were forced to allow players to return to club facilities for workouts and meetings with coaches.
The stay will be in effect until the judges have time to decide on a request for a full stay.
That would keep the lockout in place while an appeal of the injunction players won last week that reopened the league works its way through court. That could take at least a month.
The temporary stay does not ensure that the owners will get a full stay, but it provided the team with a small victory, at least for now.
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