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Lions Players Talk Lockout, Workouts

Updated: Wednesday, 27 Apr 2011, 7:09 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 26 Apr 2011, 4:15 PM EDT

ALLEN PARK, Mich. - The doors were open at Detroit Lions headquarters the day after a federal judge granted a request for an injunction to lift the NFL's lockout.

Click on the video player to watch Jennifer Hammond's report on some Lions offensive linemen working out in Auburn Hills and their thoughts on the labor situation.

There was no sign of players Tuesday morning, however. Kyle Vanden Bosch, the team's player representative to the now-decertified union, said that wasn't a surprise.

"I haven't heard that anybody was going to go," the defensive lineman said.

U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson granted the players' request for an injunction to lift the lockout on Monday, but the legal situation remains fluid.

Small groups of players showed up at team facilities around the league Tuesday, let inside but told they would not be allowed to work out. Most left in a matter of minutes.

Vanden Bosch avoided the uncertainty and stuck with his previous plan to work out somewhere else. He advised teammates to do the same.

"That would be what's best for them and best for the team," he said.

Nelson lifted the lockout Monday, writing that she believed it is causing "irreparable harm" to the players. The NFL is trying to get her order put on hold while it appeals the decision.

-The Associated Press contributed to this story

 

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