The NFL players allege in the lawsuit that the organizations conspired to deny the players' ability to market their services, "through a patently unlawful group boycott and price fixing arrangement or, in the alternative, a unilaterally imposed set of anti-competitive restrictions on player movement, free agency and competitive market freedom." Vikings linebacker Ben Leber and defensive end Brian Robison joined star quarterbacks Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees plus five other players in filing suit against the NFL in U.S. District Court, seeking class-action status. They also filed a request for an injunction that would keep the NFL and the teams from engaging in a lockout. Also involved in bringing the lawsuit: San Diego receiver Vincent Jackson, New England guard Logan Mankins, New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora, Kansas City linebacker Mike Vrabel and Texas AM linebacker Von Miller, who is entered in this year's draft.
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