MINNEAPOLIS -- MVP Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Breesare among the players who filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NFL on Friday to prevent a lockout.
Just after the players' union decertified, the star quarterbacks and seven other players filed suit against the NFL in U.S. District Court, seeking class-action against the league. They also filed a request for an injunction that would keep the NFL and the teams from engaging in a lockout.
The collective bargaining agreement with the league expires at the end of Friday.
Also involved in bringing the lawsuit: San Diego receiverVincent Jackson, Minnesota linebacker Ben Leber and defensive endBrian Robison, New England guard Logan Mankins, New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora, Kansas City linebacker Mike Vrabel, and Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller, who is entered in this year's draft.
"The torch has been passed to a young Aggie who has decided to put his name on a lawsuit," Smith said.
Manning, Jackson and Mankins are free agents. The Colts tagged Manning as a franchise player, while the Chargers did the same with Jackson and the Patriots with Mankins. The union is disputing the validity of those tags.
The players allege that the NFL conspired to deny the players' ability to market their services.
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