[gondramB]

"He said, "It's a restraint of trade for them to do that" and "it might be a violation of antitrust laws.""

I thought the NFL had an anti-trust exemption.

[sittnick]

I thought the NFL had an anti-trust exemption.

No, only Major League Baseball has that. You may recall the anti-trust suit that the USFL launched against the NFL. The NFL was found liable, and had to pay the USFL damages amounting to $3.

[kevkrom]

I thought the NFL had an anti-trust exemption.

Nope, and as such, Congress should keep their freaking noses out of a contract matter that's already gone properly through arbitration.

If MLB were smart, they'd try to get their anti-trust status revoked so they could tell Congress to *** off the next time they want to hold "hearings".