Having written preliminary injunction orders, I can assure you that the NFL did lose in court, because it’s a fully briefed argued motion which the judge decided for one party over the dissent of the other. That said, it’s not the end of the case, both because it’s not a final judgment and because of the appeals…

The fact that there is an official appeals process and judges get reversed occasionally (nowhere near as frequently as people casually reading the internet seem to think, but it happens—and it happened in the Brady case) makes people think that judges can be just as wrong as the next person. It can be a very…

That contract allows for legally binding arbitration. Legally binding arbitration in federal cases is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, and has been for almost a hundred years. The NFL collective bargaining agreement is interpreted within the law of the land just like any other contract would be, and those laws…

Can’t believe you didn’t have any stars for that. Injustice!

I take it you’ve never been addicted to (or recognized your own addiction to) anything, but watching, spending money on, encouraging the existence of, rationalizing, ignoring the faults of, and generally condoning something that, in your heart, in your gut, you know is bad is one of the primary mental/emotional signs…

I like this shield. Where can I buy this shield.

... You realize there are literally players holding out for raises right now who aren’t being signed to them because the salary camp constrains NFL teams’ abilities to keep all of their best players if they draft and sign well?

Sometimes all the stars belong in the sub-replies

Counterpoint: this effect has also happened to nearly every other live professional sporting league as well (NBA revenues have nearly doubled since 2007; so have MLB revenues; I couldn’t source the NHL revs but franchise values have more than doubled; MLS revs/values have more than tripled). Given that it’s happened…

Except legally in an appellate action, alternative basis to affirm separate and apart from the one chosen by the lower court is acceptable if supported by the record. And although review of arbitration decisions is not a straight appellate process, a review of an arbitrator’s decision is given more deference than a…

Brett Favre was a first ballot hall of famer and, by 1997, was already WELL established as an all time great. Matthew Stafford is a fucking league average QB at best.

I am less familiar with Emma’s work, but Diana is boss as fuck.

Honest question—is the burden of proof ever actually spelled out anywhere in the CBA? Where are you getting this? Burdens are usually important for judges and juries, but the burden in NFL discipline appears to be “does Goodell think you need to be punished.” I haven’t seen any reference to an actual burden.

I’ve been watching NFL football religiously for almost 20 years and I have never been more floored than when I saw that Matthew Fucking Stafford was the highest paid played in NFL history.

I admit it 100% feels like George, but there was a really obvious shift in how D&D talked about the different plot beats when they changed from the wall coming down, which they’ve known for years, to their discussion of “how should the wall come down? Oh, well there’s weapons of mass destruction in play...” It sounded…

Sounds like you need a better chair, and perhaps a better desk. And maybe better posture.

The showrunners have expressed, pretty regularly, that GRRM gave them a list of bullet points both when they started the adaptation and along the way. Some things they’ve expressly stated were GRRM’s (Hodor, Jon’s resurrection and parentage), others have been implied as GRRM’s (when they said in Sunday’s After the…

I will add, if you have any interest in ever keeping cops, TSA, border security, or any other form of law enforcement from searching your phone without your consent or a warrant, absolutely do not turn this feature on. Can’t believe the huge law enforcement issue wasn’t mentioned in this take.

I mean... you definitely can say that. The term “doping” all but exclusively refers to the use of banned substances or performance enhancers.

Except it wasn’t banned—i.e., it wasn’t cheating—for those ten years. All kinds of athletes take all kinds of supplements to enhance their performance. Until they’re prohibited, it’s just not against the rules.