(November 11, 2016, 8:02 AM EST) -- OXFORD, Miss. — A Mississippi federal judge on Oct. 26 denied a former National Football League (NFL) player’s request to reopen his disability benefits case on the basis that the request is premature because the plan administrator has yet to render a final decision on his claim (Christopher Hudson v. Retirement Board, as the administrator of the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan, No. 15-128, N.D. Miss.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 151115)....