U.S. District Judge David Doty will decide...

U.S. District Judge David Doty will decide on the NFL Players Assn.’s request for unrestricted free agency for about one-fifth of the players Monday in Minneapolis.

The motion stems from the antitrust suit that the union filed against the league last Oct. 15, the day the union ended its 24-day strike. If Doty grants the injunction, any player whose contract with a club expired after the 1987 season would be allowed to sign a contract with any of the league’s 28 teams, without his original team receiving compensation or the right of first refusal.