Learn from the CBA battle; Gary Wichard investigation developments
March 4, 2011
Sit back and enjoy the proceedings
Sit back and enjoy the proceedings
If you're a college student hoping to get into the sports law field, a law student taking sports law courses, a young attorney either hoping to be a sports lawyer or already practicing in the field, now is the time to take full measure of the ongoing NFL - NFLPA CBA negotiations. It is not that often that we get full blown sports law issues taking up a major portion of not only sports news, but general news in the United States. Sure, last year American Needle received a lot of publicity, but nowhere near the air time the CBA battle is receiving.
Since we most likely won't be getting any television coverage inside the negotiating rooms (see SLT blog of 2/23/2010), we will have to make do with what we can gather from interviews and reports away from the bargaining table. Think how DeMaurice Smith attempts to portray the NFLPA's side when he speaks with the media. How do individual players sell their side of the argument? What role does Commissioner Goodell take in speaking to the public? And so on.
If you are trying to make the most out of this, ask yourself: Why would NFLPA decertification be a major offensive weapon for the players? What defense would the NFL have for decertification? If the NFL went ahead with a lockout, what would the public perception of the league be? What would the NFL stand to lose from a lockout?
Today's latest news centered on the two sides agreeing to extend the CBA for 24 hours.Remember that just like the NFL draft, pre-season games, free agency, the regular season, the playoffs and the Super Bowl, this ongoing CBA battle is all part of the entertainment that is the NFL, especially for lawyers.
One of our attorney contributors at SLT recalls being in a court room many years ago that was packed with lawyers and running way behind schedule. So what did the judge tell the many people in his court room? "Sit back and enjoy the proceedings." So instead of complaining about a possible lockout or decertification, remember to "sit back and enjoy the proceedings".
Search warrant issued for Gary Wichard's bank records
The State of North Carolina continues to aggressively pursue agent Gary Wichard for his misdeed that put a huge damper on the Tar Heels' 2010 football season. With 12 UNC football players invited to the recently completed 2011 NFL combine, think what kind of season the Tar Heels could have possibly had in 2010. So make no mistake about it, the State of North Carolina does not want to see anything like that happen again. With that in mind the Secretary of State Eliane Marshall's office was able to get a search warrant to further examine Wichard's financial records. The state also reported that Wichard has not registered as an athlete agent in North Carolina since 1998.
Search warrant issued for Gary Wichard's bank records
The State of North Carolina continues to aggressively pursue agent Gary Wichard for his misdeed that put a huge damper on the Tar Heels' 2010 football season. With 12 UNC football players invited to the recently completed 2011 NFL combine, think what kind of season the Tar Heels could have possibly had in 2010. So make no mistake about it, the State of North Carolina does not want to see anything like that happen again. With that in mind the Secretary of State Eliane Marshall's office was able to get a search warrant to further examine Wichard's financial records. The state also reported that Wichard has not registered as an athlete agent in North Carolina since 1998.
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