A federal magistrate has rejected the NFL's request for more time to file a response in the pending antitrust lawsuit filed by its locked-out players.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeanne Graham ruled Monday that the NFL must answer by June 6.
The league had asked for a July 6 deadline to answer a lawsuit filed by current players but since amended to include complaints from retirees led by former Hall of Famer Carl Eller.
Judge Sets Deadline For NFL's Response To Antitrust Suit