For those unaware, players, three times, in three straight off-seasons (1985, 1986, 1987), filed grievances against the owners for collusion. After the 1985 season, during the free-agency period, 28 players signed new deals, but only two of them joined new teams. The players, rightfully so, perceived this as “fishy” behavior and proceeded to charge the owners with acts of collusion (later dubbed Collusion I).
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