A federal judge in Atlanta has thrown out a lawsuit filed by six former NFL players against the league and its Players Association for millions of dollars in investments the players lost to a fraudulent hedge fund. The former players, star Steve Atwater and Ray Crockett, filed suit in 2006 after it was disclosed that Atlanta investment manager Kirk Wright had defrauded investors out out tens of millions of dollars. The suit said the union negligently allowed Wright to be listed as a players' financial adviser even though more than $400,000 in liens had been placed against him and he had a criminal history. Wright attracted hundreds of deep-pocketed investors who poured an estimated $150 million into his firm, International Management Associates. He returned some money to his clients but also spent lavishly on himself — a $500,000 wedding, a $50,000 Rolex, a $200,000 Lamborghini.