Panel rules NFL teams didn’t collude on QB deals

Apr 11, 2026, 10:28 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

A three-person appeals panel on Friday upheld an arbitrator’s decision that there wasn’t sufficient evidence of collusion by teams when negotiating the contracts of Kyler Murray, Lamar Jackson and Russell Wilson in 2022, according to a copy of the ruling obtained by multiple outlets.

While the panel found that teams “were being invited to participate in collusion” by the NFL and called the effort “improper,” it ruled that there wasn’t enough evidence to prove teams took part in the collusion.

The panel upheld the January 2025 decision by arbitrator

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