In its effort to overturn the four-game suspension that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell imposed on Tom Brady, the NFL Players Association has spent more than $3.5 million on legal fees, according to detailed billing records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. And the expenses continue to build as the union ponders a possible attempt to interest the U.S. Supreme Court in the dispute.
Like all labor organizations in the U.S., the NFLPA must file detailed, financial reports with the federal government. The 466-page report was submitted two months ago and covers the year that began on March 1, 2015 and ended on February 29, 2016.