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The Needle in the hatstack
in anti-trust, Drew Brees, free agency, NFL
Drew Brees has penned an interesting piece in the Washington Post concerning American Needle v. NFL. Thats the case challenging the NFL's right to enter into an exclusive marketing arrangement for stuff with team logos. The small company challenging the NFL's exclusive arrangement with Reebok lost in the lower court which found no anti-trust violation in the deal because the NFL is essentially a single entity for marketing purposes. After the deal took effect the cost of a cap with a team logo increased by ten dollars. If you're thinking what does this have to do with employment law, Saint Drew explains. It seems the NFL is asking the Supreme Court to broaden the ruling. The league wants the Supreme Court to declare the NFL is a single entity for virtually every purpose, rather than 32 extremely competitive football teams. If that were the case, bye bye free agency and the many other advances players earned using the anti-trust laws. Oral argument is set for January 13, 2010.
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