Hennepin County District Judge Gary Larson released his ruling on the case of Minnesota Vikings players Kevin Williams and Pat Williams on Thursday, but it seems that things are still not close to an end as the judge’s decision is a mixed one.
The judge’s ruling said that the NFL did violate Minnesota labor laws in its handling of the case, but it also said that the league had the authority to impose the suspension. So, although it seems that the Williamses won the lawsuit, they just still face threatening of the four-game suspension.
Causes of the result could include pressures from all other US pro sports leagues, including the Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League. They all filed papers with the court to support the NFL, so the ruling to the judge is expected to have the same effects across the country.
Because of the previously pending lawsuit, the two Vikings tackles have not served their suspension since testing positive for a banned diuretic in 2008. So we still saw them in Vikings jerseys all through the 2009 season. But whether they are going to play all the 2010 regular-season games is still pending.
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