Dave Campbell

• Judge dismisses NFL retiree lawsuit

  By Dave Campbell  |  May 30, 2012

  A lawsuit filed against the NFL Players Association by retirees was dismissed Tuesday by a federal judge, who said she's "empathetic to their concerns" but ruled they had no legal right to hundreds of millions of dollars in additional post-career benefits they claimed they lost during lockout talks last year.

• Retired NFL players still want better benefits

  By Dave Campbell  |  February 15, 2012

  The group of NFL retirees that was a part of the labor talks during the lockout last year has not given up their push for better post-career care.

• NFLPA, owners back after marathon session

  By Dave Campbell  |  July 1, 2011

  The negotiating teams led by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and players' association chief DeMaurice Smith are back for more talks after a 15-hour bargaining session that lasted until the early hours of Friday morning.

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  Goodell, Smith back in Minnesota to negotiate

  By Dave Campbell  |  July 1, 2011

  Roger Goodell and DeMaurice Smith took their new buddy act on the road Wednesday, creating a buzz among rookies in Florida then returning to Minnesota for talks to try and end pro football's labor impasse.

• Another round of NFL talks fails to score

  By Dave Campbell  |  May 17, 2011

  The NFL and its locked-out players wrapped up another round of court-ordered mediation Tuesday without any signs of a new agreement and the clock ticking on the 2011 season.

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  NFL, players back at the table

  By Dave Campbell  |  May 17, 2011

  NFL owners and players and their legal counsel have returned to court for another round of mediation.

• NFL, players resume mediation

  By Dave Campbell  |  May 16, 2011

  NFL owners and their locked-out players are talking again

• NFL says appeal shouldn't affect season

  By Dave Campbell  |  May 2, 2011

  Its players again barred from coming to work, the NFL told a federal appeals court Monday it believes the appeal over whether the lockout is legal can "readily be resolved" during the off-season.

• NFL takes lockout fight to appeals court

  By Dave Campbell  |  April 28, 2011

  After another stinging rebuke from the same judge who lifted its lockout, the NFL took its fight over how to run the $9 billion business to a federal appeals court Thursday as players pushed for free agency and other rules just hours before the draft.

• NFL players head back to work

  By Dave Campbell  |  April 26, 2011

  The NFL is a long way from playing football.