FILE - in this Oct. 2, 2008 file photo, former NFL player Herb Adderley sits next to a wax copy of his bronze Hall of Fame bust in a room full of memorabilia of his playing days with the Green Bay Packers, at his home in Mantua, N.J. Adderley filed a lawsuit in 2007 on behalf of 2,056 retired players who contended the union failed to actively pursue marketing deals on their behalf with video games, trading cards and others sports products. The NFL Players Association and the retired players settled the lawsuit for 26.25 million this week, solving a long-simmering marketing rift that once appeared headed to the Supreme Court. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

FILE - in this Oct. 2, 2008 file photo, former NFL player Herb Adderley sits next to a wax copy of his bronze Hall of Fame bust in a room full of memorabilia of his playing days with the Green Bay Packers, at his home in Mantua, N.J. Adderley filed a lawsuit in 2007 on behalf of 2,056 retired players who contended the union failed to actively pursue marketing deals on their behalf with video games, trading cards and others sports products. The NFL Players Association and the retired players settled the lawsuit for 26.25 million this week, solving a long-simmering marketing rift that once appeared headed to the Supreme Court.

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