[1] If you were not one of the 70,000 fans in attendance at this year’s Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, you were likely one of the estimated 101.1 million television viewers who tuned in via NBC to watch the Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals on a late fourth-quarter drive.[2] These... Continue Reading →
[i] Wagers placed on Super Bowl LVI reached record highs as legal online sports betting continues to boom in the United States following the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association. In May 2018, the Supreme Court rescinded the federal ban on sports betting, opening the door to the legalization... Continue Reading →
On December 23,2021 Deshazor Everett, Washington Commanders special teams captain and safety, was driving with his girlfriend, Olivia Peters, when his car left the roadway, struck several trees, and rolled over. The crash happened around 9:15pm and the two were in a 2010 Nissan GT-R. Just before the crash, Deshazor Everett and his girlfriend went... Continue Reading →
[i] In a February 1, 2022, Instagram post, Tom Brady officially announced his retirement from the National Football League (NFL), stating that “right now, it’s best I leave the field of play to the next generation of dedicated and committed athletes.”[ii] As a third-generation Buffalo Bills fan, this was music to my ears. Over the... Continue Reading →
Photo via: Bleeding Green Nation The NFL is dipping its toes into the new age of digital assets Congrats to the Los Angeles Rams on winning Super Bowl LVI. The Rams and owner Stan Kroenke went all in on this season by trading for Mathew Stafford and their gamble paid-off. The intersection of law and... Continue Reading →
On February 4, 2022, Carolyn Maloney, the Chairwoman on the Committee of Oversight and Reform and Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman on the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy sent a letter to Roger Goodell, the NFL Commissioner. The letter stated that they were concerned that new evidence had arose which calls into question the independent internal... Continue Reading →
Mr. Suleiman graduated from James Madison University with a B.S. in Sport Management. He started his career in 1997 at the NFL Management Council where he analyzed player contracts and monitored club compliance with the salary cap. Then he worked at the Jacksonville Jaguars from 1998-1999 as Manager of Contract Information. From there, he segued... Continue Reading →
Photo via: Ben Liebenberg AP Los Angeles Rams owner, Stan Kroenke, is attempting to settle with the City of St. Louis without the remaining 31 NFL teams and their owners. The National Football League is dealing with more complications in a lawsuit. That’s a sentence that we have all become accustomed to hearing. Stan Kroenke,... Continue Reading →
Photo via: USA Today ESPN rumored to be publishing multiple accusations of racism, sexism, and sexual harassment against Robert Sarver Donald Sterling and Jerry Richardson. Two names professional sports team owners never want to find themselves in conversation with. However, NBA and WNBA team owner Robert Sarver (“Sarver”), is in danger of just that. According... Continue Reading →
Check out our blog for a full report of what happened in Chicago and what happened in Washington DC. Compare Both investigations were about sexual misconduct that was incorrectly handled by staff members. The allegations occurred during the same time frame. The Blackhawks incident happened in May 2010 and the WFT misconduct occurred between 2006... Continue Reading →