Indiana lawmakers urge NFL, players to reach deal

East Allen Times:

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers from Indiana, home of next season's Super Bowl, are urging the NFL and players union to avoid a work stoppage that would have a "devastating impact" on the state's economy.

Indiana GOP Sens. Dan Coats and Richard Lugar, along with all nine House members from the state, made their plea Thursday in a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and union head DeMaurice Smith. The lawmakers said that their state, in particular, has a large stake in a deal being reached....