Negotiations for a new CBA broke off March 11. The union announced that day it was dissolving itself and no longer represented the players. That allowed players to file a class action antitrust lawsuit in federal court. Hours later, at midnight, the owners locked out the players, creating the NFL’s first work stoppage since 1987.
Lombardi immediately changed the way the team looked, the way it played and especially how it thought. In 1959, he ordered that the Packers’ uniforms be revamped. The resulting design was almost identical to the uniforms the team continues to wear today. Sunday. He was stopped at a red light in the 100 block of
