NFL players' decision to dissolve their union Friday so they could file an antitrust lawsuit against the NFL is as risky — and potentially rewarding — as a fake punt with the game on the line.

Experts agree that it leaves both labor and management vulnerable to a game-changing ruling on the labor stalemate from an outside arbiter — either a federal court or the National Labor Relations Board.

While the legal machinations could drag on for months or even years, two major issues should be addressed in coming weeks. The outcome will not necessarily end the dispute, but it could shift overwhelming leverage to one side.

Read the complete Washington Post story, “NFL labor: Courts could tilt leverage in coming weeks.”

NFL players' decision to dissolve their union Friday so they could file an antitrust lawsuit against the NFL is as risky — and potentially rewarding — as a fake punt with the game on the line.

Experts agree that it leaves both labor and management vulnerable to a game-changing ruling on the labor stalemate from an outside arbiter — either a federal court or the National Labor Relations Board.

While the legal machinations could drag on for months or even years, two major issues should be addressed in coming weeks. The outcome will not necessarily end the dispute, but it could shift overwhelming leverage to one side.

Read the complete Washington Post story, “NFL labor: Courts could tilt leverage in coming weeks.”