In this Nov. 11 file photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands on the field before an NFL football game in Atlanta. The NFL Players Association has turned to Congress for help in preventing an owners' lockout next season, drafting letters for lawmakers to send to the league and holding a briefing for members of Congress and their aides on the economic impact of a labor dispute, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. 
 

AP file photo by David Goldman