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Vikings players vote to decertify union if needed

Published Oct. 19, 2010 5:53 p.m. ET

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Minnesota Vikings players have voted to back the right of the NFL Players Association to decertify in the event of a lockout next year.

The Vikings are the 16th group of players to vote that way, meaning half the league has now done so.

Decertification would give the union a chance to sue under antitrust laws if there is a lockout. Without decertification, the union would have to wait six months to file a suit after the collective bargaining agreement expired.

NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith says the votes are a move to protect the players in the event of a lockout.

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