SettledThe $4 Billion Pro-Football Lockout War Chest Trial

In an epic struggle between the professional athletes and owners, the National Football League decided to shut down the league and lockout the players in order to exact billions of dollars in concessions from the players. The League entered new contracts with the broadcasters to pay for their lockdown, ensuring the owners would be paid 100% of the television monies even if no games were televised because no games were played because the owners locked out the players. The owners amassed a 4 Billion, 73 Million dollar war chest to fund their lockout. The same owners had, however, pledged, in a written contract, their best efforts to maximize the revenues for the players during that same locked-out season. The trial of the players’ lawsuit was high-profile, featuring well-known figures, and resulted in a total victory for the players.