
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, June 12, 1990                   TAG: 9006120393
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-5   EDITION: METRO 
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NFL COURT CASE MOVED

A federal judge in Newark, N.J., told eight football players battling the NFL's free-agency system on antitrust grounds to argue their case in Minnesota, where a similar case has been proceeding since 1987.

U.S. District Judge John W. Bissell granted a request by league attorneys to transfer the case.

The players argue the current system is unfair because teams that could lose players to free agency can block a deal or demand compensation in the form of draft picks from the potential signing teams.

The players who filed suit are running back Freeman McNeil, New York Jets; defensive back Mark Collins and running back Lee Rouson, New York Giants; lineman Irv Eatman, Kansas City Chiefs; defensive lineman Niko Noga, Detroit Lions; quarterback Don Majkowsi, Green Bay Packers; defensive back Tim McDonald, Phoenix Cardinals; and lineman Dave Richards, San Diego Chargers.

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