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  • August 23, 2018 10:37 PM EDT

    SAN FRANCISCO - The National Football League on Thursday asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by former players who allege team officials gave them powerful painkillers and other drugs to keep them on the field without regard for their long-term health. Jonathan Cooper 49ers Jersey .The NFLs lawyer argued that the NFL is not responsible for the medical decisions of its 32 teams. The lawyer also said that the issue should be addressed by the players union, which negotiated a collective bargaining agreement that covers player health.U.S. District Judge William Alsup wondered about the unions role as well.There is a union and the union should be looking out for the players, Alsup said. The judge ordered the lawyers to contact the National Football League Players Association to determine its position on the lawsuit.A spokesman for the NFLPA didnt respond to an email and phone inquiry Thursday.Most of the one-hour hearing in San Francisco was taken up by debate over whether the NFL or its individual clubs are responsible for the medical care of the players.Its the club that has the responsibility to train the doctors, NFL attorney Dan Nash said.The former players attorney, Steve Silverman, countered that the NFL has a financial interest to keep players on the field and encouraged a free-wheeling drug distribution culture.The NFL knew full well these drugs were being provided, Silverman said. There was a pharma free for all.The judge didnt indicate which way he would rule. He said he wanted to hear from the players union before making a decision on whether to toss out the lawsuit.Several prominent former players have publicly joined the lawsuit, including Marcellus Wiley, Jim McMahon, Richard Dent, Keith Van Horne and Jeremy Newberry.The lawsuit represents players who played as far back as 1968.The former players say that NFL physicians and trainers routinely provided narcotics and other controlled substances on game days to mask the pain. The lawsuit says many of the drugs were dispensed without prescriptions.The former players argue that they were never warned about the dangers of the drugs they were given and only recently discovered the potential harm they face from ingesting so many painkillers. Among the drugs said to have been handed out were the painkillers Percodan, Percocet and Vicodin, anti-inflammatories such as Toradol, and sleep aids such as Ambien. Dante Pettis 49ers Jersey . "After consultation with the Team USA medical staff and officials, it was determined that he should return to Winnipeg as a precaution due to his previous injury history," Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff said Wednesday in a statement. Fred Warner 49ers Jersey . Indeed, must be among the greatest challenges in all of sports. The pressure he applies, from set to set, game to game, point to point, shot to shot.LONDON - Novak Djokovic lost the first two games of his match against Stan Wawrinka. After that, there was no stopping the world No. 1.The top-ranked Serb stayed calm, withstood the early assault from the third-seeded Swiss, and then crushed him 6-3, 6-0 at the ATP Finals on Wednesday to close in on the coveted year-end No. 1 spot.I thought he played very well the first two games. But I wasnt frustrated. After that, it was a really amazing performance, Djokovic said after extending his unbeaten run indoor to 29 matches.The two-time defending champion is in blistering form this autumn, and his game is perfectly suited to the O2 Arenas centre court, where he has dropped just five games in two matches.Im not worried, Wawrinka said. All the players who faced him recently have lost in two sets.Djokovic will be guaranteed to finish top of the rankings for the third time in four years if he wins his final round-robin match at the elite tournament against Tomas Berdych. He has two wins in Group, A while Berdych posted his first victory against debutant Marin Cilic. Before the last round of matches, all four players can still make it to the last four.Wawrinka, who had dominated the Serb en route to his Australian Open triumph earlier this year, opened confidently, putting Djokovic on the defensive by dictating from the baseline.Helped by some superb backhands, he converted his third break point in a tight first game that lasted seven minutes, then held for a 2-0 lead after hitting an excellent crosscourt pass.But Wawrinkas momentum didnt last long. While Djokovic stayed focused, his opponents game suddenly went missing as the Serb won the next five games — a run that included 11 consecutive pointts. Mike McGlinchey 49ers Jersey. .Wawrinka saved a set point in the eighth game with a good passing shot. But Djokovic never looked back after that, losing only seven points in the second set as Wawrinka was overwhelmed by the sheer pace of the two-time defending champion.Berdych, who lost his opening match to Wawrinka, recovered to stay in contention for a spot in the semifinals by beating Cilic 6-3, 6-1.Following his straight-sets loss, the Czech looked better against Cilic, hitting with accuracy and serving well on the big points.I think today was more fighting and getting through. Its good to have a win and it always counts, said Berdych, who is competing at the season finale for the fifth time.Berdych has never won his opening match of the round-robin stage, and never lost his second match.Its not my first year. I have the experience of losing the first match in the past and I know how to come back. I think that was the biggest difference today, he said.Berdych broke twice in the first set as the U.S. Open champion — who is now 0-2 — struggled with his serve.Cilic, who has beaten Berdych twice this year at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, got off to the worst possible start as he dropped serve immediately. The hard-hitting Croatian produced some good winners but was inconsistent throughout, failing to convert any of his six break points.In the second set, Cilic held to level at 1-1 but hardly fought as Berdych won five consecutive games to wrap up the match. Cilic, one of three debutants at the O2 Arena, was routed 6-1, 6-1 by Djokovic in his first match and has won only six games in two matches.Lets put it this way, with the way he played, he would never win the U.S. Open, Berdych said. Cheap Hawks Jerseys Cheap Celtics Jerseys Cheap Nets JerseysCheap Hornets Jerseys Cheap Bulls Jerseys Cheap Cavaliers Jerseys Cheap Mavericks Jerseys Cheap Nuggets Jerseys Cheap Pistons Jerseys Cheap Warriors JerseysCheap Rockets Jerseys Cheap Pacers Jerseys Cheap Clippers Jerseys Cheap Lakers Jerseys Cheap Grizzlies Jerseys ' ' '

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