If the NFLPA is successful in an effort to decertify, then the collective bargaining process would end, and individual players could seek antitrust lawsuits. This is similar to action the union took in past labor negotiations that resulted in the Reggie White lawsuit and a system of free agency beginning in 1993. As that case was unfolding from 1989 to 1993, the games continued.
By decertifying, the union could also challenge the NFL should it try to implement a new labor system.
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