BERTHELSEN PREDICTS LOCKOUT

Posted on November 17, 2008 by

Posted by Mike Florio on November 17, 2008, 8:44 a.m. EST www.profootballtalk.com

During testimony in the trial that recently resulted in a $28.1 million verdict being registered against the NFL Players Association, interim Executive Director Richard Berthelsen said that he expects the league owners to lock out the players in 2011.

“Every indication, at this point, is that that’s what the NFL owners want to do,” Berthelsen said, according to SportsBusiness Journal, “and that’s what they’re threatening the players with.”

But, frankly, it’s hard to know how much stock to put in these comments, since they were intended specifically for an audience that was in the process of determining whether and to what extent punitive damages should be paid to the class of former players who had secured a preliminary verdict of $7.1 million in compensatory damages. READ MORE

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About Jeff Nixon

Jeff was a first team consensus All-American from the University of Richmond in 1978. He is 7th in NCAA history with 23 career interceptions. Played for the Buffalo Bills 1979-1984. Led the team with 6 interceptions in Rookie Year. Holds Bills record for 4 takeaways in a single game - 3 interceptions and a fumble recovery. Tied Bills record with four consecutive games with an interception. After 5 knee surgeries Jeff retired from pro football in 1985. He worked for 13 years (1988-2000) as the Youth Bureau Director for Buffalo and Erie County. He has worked for the past 11 years as the Youth Employment Director for Buffalo. Plays guitar and was voted best R&B guitar player by Buffalo Nightlife Magazine in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
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