NFL LOCKOUT 2011

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When will the 2011 NFL lockout end? This important question for avid football fans across America may soon be answered; but how soon? It will be hard to tell as there is much drama surrounding the lockout, but some coaches and many players believe that there will be a 2011 football season. The lockout came about as the owner’s demand for a larger pay cut increased. Although these owners are filthy rich and should have no problems paying for their stadiums or lifestyles, they state that they will keep padlocks on stadium doors to keep the players out until they get the money they are asking for. The players disagree that the owners need more than the billions of dollars they are already pulling in as revenue. So how are the players fighting back? While the owners are refusing to step down and unlock the stadiums, the players have come up with a new idea: to dissolve their union, thus allowing them to individually sue the owners. The players will take the owners to court, filing an antitrust lawsuit against them. On Monday March 14^th, a federal court judge scheduled a hearing for the NFL players on April 6^th. Although the court case will most likely be a long one, if the players succeed and their request for the lawsuit is granted, the owners will be forced to end the lockout and the 2011 football season will be underway, to the relief of the football fans.