A federal magistrate rejected the NFL’s request for an extension.
The NFL asked the courts for more time to file a response in the pending antitrust lawsuit filed by its locked-out players. But, Monday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeanne Graham ruled the NFL must answer by June 6.
The league had asked to extend the deadline to July 6.
The NFL must now answer the lawsuit filed by current players and retirees (led by former Hall of Famer Carl Eller) according to The Associated Press.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is still scheduled to hear arguments June 3 regarding the legality of the NFL lockout.
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