Essential Sports & Sports Law News
Week in Review
?Read of the Week:
In a new op-ed in @statnews, I write that my research with @prof_goldberg “found that the NFL’s private agenda isn’t compatible with public health objectives.” https://t.co/y4HdvnP9YN
— Kathleen Bachynski (@bachyns) December 21, 2017
⚖️Litigation Lane:
NFL Concussion Settlement:
My analysis of Harvard Law Professor William Rubenstein’s recommendations for the #NFL #Concussion Settlement https://t.co/tp1fQL0RgK
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 19, 2017
Lawyers Want to Depose NFL Fee Expert Over Slashed Attorney Fees https://t.co/5yocZe0OPH via @MMitchellTLI @thelegalintel
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 20, 2017
My analysis and breakdown of the #NFL Concussion Settlement’s December claims reporthttps://t.co/jPr9pas3eG
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 22, 2017
This was written by Patrick Hruby in 2014. It was a very accurate prediction.
The #NFL Concussion Settlement Is Pure Evil@patrick_hruby had it nailed in 2014. It is sadly playing out as he predicted. https://t.co/Uq4XKLXZWJ via @VICESports
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 21, 2017
Aaron Hernandez
Hernandez #CTE Suit A Matter Of Federal Labor Law, #NFL Says https://t.co/sTYAPm7zcZ via @Law360
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 19, 2017
NFL Network
#NFL Network Insider: Network’s Culture A “Toxic Cesspool” https://t.co/fUrqhBsL2N via @laurawags @deadspin
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 18, 2017
.@deadspin‘s @DianaMoskovitz reflects on her year at #NFL media:
You Survived At NFL Network By Staying Silent https://t.co/cnsivcEYGg— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 19, 2017
#NFL Network’s David Eaton Resigns After Tweets with Porn Stars, Escorts Surface
https://t.co/8Iu5J42UHY via @TimDanielsBR— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 21, 2017
Jerry Richardson
News: Jerry Richardson announces he will sell #Panthers at conclusion of NFL season https://t.co/zV7qxuSKIb
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) December 18, 2017
Will Jerry Richardson Avoid #NFL Investigation by Selling the #Panthers? Unlikely says @McCannSportsLaw in his 2nd Jerry Richardson article of the day (and @SInow‘s 3rd) https://t.co/C7jiRqde6a
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 18, 2017
MYERS: Goodell must immediately suspend Jerry Richardson. Excellent take from @garymyersNYDN https://t.co/hYwd1nlDkN
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) December 18, 2017
A Bold Strategy for Diddy and Colin Kaepernick’s Plan to Own the Carolina Panthers https://t.co/sxs0sB1GP9 via @TheRoot
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 23, 2017
Jerry Richardson Harassment Allegations Have NFL Worried About What’s Next https://t.co/ac6PNGrlup via @mikefreemanNFL
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 23, 2017
Jerry Richardson Is About to Cash In on His Abuse https://t.co/uB9GLRWcfu via NYT @JulietMacur
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 19, 2017
Barstool Sports vs. NFL?
Barstool Sports Threatening To Sue The NFL For Jacking Their Slogan (VIDEO) | Total Pro Sports https://t.co/G4Li8nr3cK
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 20, 2017
Barstool Sports says it’s prepared to sue #NFL over ripping off T-shirt slogan https://t.co/7d4Gz9KnLU via @evan9rossman
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 20, 2017
Canadian Football Fans vs. NFL
Canadian Football fans win right to watch U.S. Super Bowl ads as Bell, NFL lose court battle to overturn CRTC’s ruling https://t.co/7osce4NVrX via @nationalpost
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 20, 2017
Super Bowl Ticket Lawsuit
#NFL Fan Wins 3rd Circ. Challenge To Super Bowl Ticket Suit https://t.co/Arrt5kZ7w1 via @Law360
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 18, 2017
Scot McCloughan Grievance
Veerrrryyy interesting as this centers on #NFL alcohol policy
All quiet as Scot McCloughan grievance hearing looms https://t.co/pNVI1Wh6cR via @ProFootballTalk— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 17, 2017
Day two of Scot McCloughan hearing commences, with $2.8 million at issue https://t.co/ovIsl0GAHp
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) December 19, 2017
Chris Spielman vs. Ohio State, IMG et al
Talent company wants ex-football star’s image and likeness use lawsuit tossed https://t.co/kcV70JxP7M
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 22, 2017
Moses Malone Jr. vs. James Harden
James Harden has been sued by Moses Malone Jr. over an incident in which several men beat up & robbed Malone. Malone says Harden paid for the attack because he was angry about a Facebook post. Harden totally denies it. My @SInow & @TheCrossover legal take: https://t.co/ulStIeYRsw pic.twitter.com/Zh35It6PEZ
— Michael McCann (@McCannSportsLaw) December 21, 2017
McKayla Maroney v. Michigan State University
USA Gymnastics Paid To Quiet Medalist About Abuse: Suit https://t.co/VDLKKXUZs7 via @ZachZagger
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 22, 2017
Biggest Sports Law Cases of 2017
Ezekiel Elliott, NJ Sports Betting, NCAA Corruption & Academic Fraud, and FIFA Corruption Case make @Law360‘s list of 2017 top #sportslaw cases. https://t.co/khCTeGCw7k
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 22, 2017
?✈️Crime Blotter:
Great breakdown by @WALLACHLEGAL of the FBI investigation of #Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and his other business – Flying J https://t.co/eOms4G3uq9
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 22, 2017
Sports Memorabilia Faker Gets 12 Years For $23M Fraud https://t.co/uQOGQsoiUm via @Law360
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 21, 2017
.@McCannSportsLaw breaks down everything you need to know about the FIFA corruption trial and convictionshttps://t.co/xcVtuKkoQX
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 23, 2017
?Concussion Discussion:
New study by @UArkansas prof finds 46% of parents whose kids play sports know about CTE & 39% have considered not allowing kids to play sports b/c of long-term risks of concussions or CTE.https://t.co/sFdmePkE5L
— Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) December 18, 2017
Skeptical inquiry into the NFL’s $60m push to develop revolutionary football helmet technology within 5 yrs.
Is the NFL just buying time, hyping hope in unproven tech?
By @c_gorski , sports ed, Inside Science (American Institute of Physics).— Kent Johnson (@37919KJ) December 19, 2017
Davante Adams’ future not worth risking after another concussion https://t.co/RYkGVR9elx
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 21, 2017
Seahawks fined $100K for Russell Wilson concussion violation https://t.co/075aF8DQZG
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 21, 2017
K.J. Wright suggests #NFL require every concussed player to miss at least one game https://t.co/OOdlLXx59p via @ProFootballTalk
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 22, 2017
?Player Rights:
Athletes and their Biometric Data – Who Owns It and How It Can Be Used https://t.co/Yzg6K0HPbb
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 20, 2017
#NFLPA declines to permit pre-payment of 2018 agent fees for tax purposes -beginning in 2018 players will not be able to deduct agent fees under new tax code https://t.co/S2NXr9PEG6 via @ProFootballTalk
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 22, 2017
?NFL Sidelines:
JIM PETERS: The future for the NFL? Cloudy https://t.co/lMu3ZdhUZb
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 17, 2017
Washington installs new field after NFLPA pushes for change https://t.co/MpioyRzdZd
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) December 17, 2017
Mark Cuban not interested in Panthers as “league is in decline” https://t.co/QbSatgEjBW
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) December 19, 2017
Darren McFadden lost out on $237 million in a #BitCoin investment gone wrong https://t.co/n0uNcd54ho via @UPROXXSports
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 18, 2017
Perspective | The NFL is in need of vision. Its owners can’t see through the white-out. https://t.co/8LK4jzrGCi
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 20, 2017
Who says the #NFL isn’t exciting? Every week is a race to see how much stranger the league can become. says @annkillion of @sfchronicle https://t.co/d3rHazQdcM
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 21, 2017
And this is just the osteo-stuff – add brain injury to the mix… https://t.co/M8IgHEv7IG via @ringer
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 21, 2017
Black brains matter https://t.co/uJKu6MqI8m via @stltoday #NFLPA @DeSmithNFLPA @Kaepernick7 @HamzaAbdullah21 #TBI #CTE @bennetomalu9168
— NFLCSFacts (@NFLObjectors) December 21, 2017
?NHL Breakaways:
Former hockey fighters to struggling ex-NHL enforcer: ‘you’re not alone’ https://t.co/2AF5w1XUUE
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 22, 2017
Steelers’ Shazier making progress but long road to recovery https://t.co/axT8sgeBCx
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 23, 2017
?NBA Hoops:
An Alternative Approach To NBA’s ‘One-And-Done’ Rule https://t.co/csn9jpeBLO via @Law360
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 20, 2017
An ESPN without NFL games? NBA’s surge helping to give rise to option via @MMcCarthyREVhttps://t.co/COCz3gk4OW
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 23, 2017
Turkish Prosecutor Wants NBA Star @Enes_Kanter Jailed for Critical Tweets of Turkey’s President https://t.co/V0Fy2bYjRl via @epochtimes
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 23, 2017
??????Athlete Activism:
Click, expand and read. Excellent thread from Chris Long:
THREAD RANT ALERT: So CBS approached me about doing a nice piece on our #Pledge10 initiative this year. It looked like it would get the initiative some good exposure. I agreed, and they did a great job.
— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) December 23, 2017
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Harry Carson, John Wooten and @cyrus4nflpa develop a 5 Point Plan to groom national and community leaders from the player community to advance social justice concerns. https://t.co/UVX2nywfwR
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 22, 2017
?The Scoop on Sports Betting:
Could we see Roger vs. Jerry round 2 on the issue of sports betting? https://t.co/R4CJZBOOf0
— Legal Sports Report (@LSPReport) December 19, 2017
Should States Be Able to Allow Sports Gambling? National Conference of State Legislatures https://t.co/J1AJO4UVpI via @NCSLorg
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 20, 2017
Interest In Legalizing Sports Betting Is Ramping Up In These Eight States , via @LSPReport – https://t.co/NzIvly9XV5
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 21, 2017
?PSA
I am VERY excited about this book. It’s going to be an incredible resource for anyone who has an interest in the intersection of sports and law. I had the opportunity to get a sneak preview of a couple of chapters and all I can say is WOW! This is one book I look forward to devouring! University of New Hampshire Asst. Dean Michael McCann, who is also Sports Illustrated’s legal analyst, in addition to his own chapters has assembled an all-star cast for this publication – including some of my favorite Twitter follows – people I have learned so much from including: Warren K. Zola, Jimmy Golen, Dionne Koller, Gabe Feldman, Daniel Wallach, Nathaniel Grow, Glenn Wong, Thomas Baker, Alan Milstein, and many more. I can’t wait to get my hands on this!
Thrilled to see the cover of The Oxford Handbook of American Sports Law, published by @OUPAcademic. It hits book stores on Dec. 28. My thanks to all of the brilliant legal minds who contributed chapters and to @timDallen and @LawyerFitz55. Much more here: https://t.co/fdywtKJLRJ pic.twitter.com/S9N6p9xvOg
— Michael McCann (@McCannSportsLaw) December 20, 2017
?Everything Else:
The Tampa Bay Storm cease operations, leaving the Arena League with only four teams https://t.co/t45bGTUOvB pic.twitter.com/8Q2qOFLWmr
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) December 22, 2017
Papa John’s founder to step down as CEO after NFL comments https://t.co/BUZ8Tc9MjU via @theadvocatebr
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 23, 2017
