Judge David Doty, who oversaw NFL labor case that created salary cap and free agency, dies at 96
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Mike Florio
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Federal Judge David Doty, who presided over the landmark antitrust lawsuit filed by Reggie White and NFL players following the 1987 strike, has died at age 96. Doty, Minnesota's longest-serving federal judge, oversaw the case that led to the 1993 Collective Bargaining Agreement, which established true free agency, the franchise tag, the salary cap, and the NFL's current labor model.
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· 3 pulledDavid Doty, the federal judge who presided over the lawsuit that created the NFL's current labor model, has died.
Judge Doty, Minnesota's longest-serving federal judge, handled the lawsuit filed by Reggie White and others against the NFL following the 1987 strike.
The 1993 Collective Bargaining Agreement that created true free agency, the franchise tag, the salary cap, and other rules applicable to t
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