New York Times - Pro-Football

He presided over the 1993 agreement that led to free agency and the salary cap, and for years oversaw the league’s disputes with its players.David S. Doty in 2012. Until the year before, Judge Doty had overseen the aftermath of a 1993 class-action settlement between the N.F.L. and its players.

About two dozen reporters and editors from several desks are leading The Times’s coverage of the anticipated festivities in Manhattan this week.“America doesn’t have royal weddings,” said Emma Fitzsimmons, a New York Times reporter who is covering the expected nuptials of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. “But this is probably the closest thing.”