American Needle vs. NFL

We need JoeRedskin or Sheriff Gonna Getcha

Guys... I will be addressing this over the weekend. Anti-trust is not my area and, trust me, it is really a specialization. Haven't had a chance to do some research but will try to get to it this weekend.

Just been a bit busy this week doing legal work for those who pay me to do it.

Guys... I will be addressing this over the weekend. Anti-trust is not my area and, trust me, it is really a specialization. Haven't had a chance to do some research but will try to get to it this weekend.

Just been a bit busy this week doing legal work for those who pay me to do it.
Thanks man!

Guys... I will be addressing this over the weekend. Anti-trust is not my area and, trust me, it is really a specialization. Haven't had a chance to do some research but will try to get to it this weekend.

Just been a bit busy this week doing legal work for those who pay me to do it.

There ya go putting others ahead of those who really count on you again, geez man, some people here need ya. Not me of course!

Guys... I will be addressing this over the weekend. Anti-trust is not my area and, trust me, it is really a specialization. Haven't had a chance to do some research but will try to get to it this weekend.

Just been a bit busy this week doing legal work for those who pay me to do it.
I'll throw in a buck.

If FA went away, what would Dan Snyder do every off season? We would be stuck with bad players for a long time, but I guess that beats going out and getting players who were passed their prime.

NFL will win...they're a single entity but the players have the right to unionize and protest through lockout. As for fans, they can protest ticket prices by not going to the games. The current system is perfectly fine.

Okay, so I am going to completely wuss out on this. Here is an excellent article which sums up that which I spent this weekend reading about:

Why American Needle v. NFL is most important sports case - Michael McCann - SI.com (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/michael_mccann/01/12/americanneedlev.nfl/index.html)

Essentially, I believe saden is correct - regardless of the "single entity" theory - nothing prohibits the players from negotiating a CBA through their union. Baseball already has an anti-trust exception and its players move readily enough.

While this case may create lots and lots of work for attorneys as they sort through and memorialize the structural changes that will occur as a result of an affirmance of the 7th Circuits position, I don't believe it will fundamentally change the way players and club owners deal with each other. Unless the players agree to it, there is not going to be a roll back to the 1970's when it comes to owners "ownership" of players.

Yeah I think this is much-a-do.

The SC is a conservative leaning bunch but isn't 9 ultra-conservatives. They'll confirm the 7th's, pass on the NFL's proposed interpretation and call it a day. NFL has nothing to lose though...they know the SC won't overturn the 7th's. They're swinging for the fences with the bases loaded and no outs. Poor American Needle has to continue to fight this even though it really no longer is about them at all.

I hope the American Needle wins, if nothing more then give Madden some competition on the video game front as well as making NFL games available on other networks like Comcast.