A labor union representing National Football League players called Tuesday on its clients to better prepare themselves ahead of another potential high-stakes legal battle with the league.
The two sides signed a 10-year collective bargaining agreement in 2011 after an acrimonious antitrust fight that led to a five-month lockout of NFL players. With the expiration of that deal now looming on the horizon, executives with the NFL Players Association are urging their gridiron rank-and-file to begin making financial preparations to help head off another work stoppage. And the Washington, D.C.-based union also has more than a few high-powered lawyers at its disposal.
