Appeals court ruling gives NFLPA chance to prove collusion

On Friday morning, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a surprising ruling in a two-year-old collusion claim filed by the NFLPA.  The management-friendly appellate court unexpectedly reversed a decision from player-friendly Judge David Doty, allowing the case to proceed. The 18-page opinion explains that, while Judge Doty properly concluded that the…