MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – NFL players have put a number on how much money the league should owe if it loses a closely watched court fight over $4 billion in television revenue.
Just what that number is wasn’t disclosed Thursday in court documents filed by attorneys for the players. The exact amounts were redacted.
The players requested revenue “left on the table” in 2009 and 2010 when the NFL re-negotiated broadcast contracts. U.S. District Judge David Doty ruled earlier this month that the league failed to maximize revenue for both sides to share when it reached the new deals.
Doty scheduled a hearing for May 12 to address the request for damages.
The players also asked Doty for an injunction to stop the lockout. That request has already been made in the antitrust suit brought against the league by the players, and it is the subject of a hearing next Wednesday in front of another judge.
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