Death is inevitable but it doesn't make the actual event any less depressing when it happens to something you love. The NFL lockout, which has seemed inevitable for months, has finally arrived and NFL business has ceased to be. The league's owners locked out their players at midnight Friday, hours after the NFL Players Association decided to decertify, meaning that all players are now non-union employees. To block a lockout, 10 players, such as Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Peyton Manning, filed a class-action antitrust lawsuit against the league. "We are locked out," union president and former player Kevin Mawae said in a text message to The Associated Press. "We were informed [early Saturday morning] that players are no longer welcome at team facilities."

Fantasy Analysis:

It's March, but instead of free agents and trades, NFL news will now cover a lot of litigation. Exciting! There are a lot of different avenues this divorce could take and not all of them are easily comprehended by the common fan. For now, just know that the NFL is at the beginning of its first work stoppage in 24 years. It's a dark day and a dawn may be a long way over the horizon. Fantasy advice? Carry on as if there will be a fantasy game to actually play this fall. I don't think fantasy players need to panic about a current lockout's possible impact on their game until July, when teams are scheduled to open training camps.