Gale Sayers sent a stern message to NFL players, challenging them to help those who paved the way. "Some players of today's game think that they made the game what it is today. I beg to differ," Sayers said Friday. "The players who are playing today are standing on the shoulders of those who made the game what it is that played the game for peanuts. "If today's players cannot help these players, shame on you." NFL players asked a federal appeals court earlier Friday in St. Louis to declare the lockout illegal almost three months after it started. A lawsuit filed by current players against the league has been amended to included complaints from retirees led by Hall of Famer Carl Eller.