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MINNEAPOLIS — NFL players say the league’s request to put a federal judge’s lockout ruling on hold should be denied because the work stoppage harms them and their careers.
Lawyers for the players filed their response to U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson on Wednesday morning.
Nelson is weighing a request from the owners for a stay, which means the preliminary injunction she issued to lift the lockout would be frozen during the appeals process.
The NFL says it needs the stay to keep the league year from starting before the rules are fair and clear.
Some players tried to go back to work Tuesday, but most who did were told they couldn’t work out at team facilities once they entered the building.
