Last month, the NFLPA filed a grievance against the NFL regarding its obligations pertaining to the Collective Bargaining Agreement with respect to dispensing painkillers to players, it was disclosed yesterday in an 11-page legal filing. The grievance was filed in response to a case dismissed in 2014 that was brought against the league by former Bears defender Richard Dent.
A federal judge, according to ESPN, determined that the CBA “was the proper forum to resolve his claims”, so now, in a separate case, the NFLPA is bringing a non-injury grievance against the league through its CBA obligations.