Mercedes-Benz; Consolidation of concussion suits; Scouts will not be in attendance
January 10, 2012
BCS Championship Game
Everyone knows that BCS Championship Game was played last night in New Orleans. You can probably name the stadium, as well. But did you get the correct name of the stadium? If you said the Mercedes-Benz Superdome you would be correct. That's what naming rights deals are all about - giving a corporation greater exposure and visibility. It was several months back that the Louisiana Superdome and Mercedes-Benz entered into this ten-year agreement. Back in October, Forbes took a look at this deal to see if the luxury automaker could actually benefit from the money spent to get the Mercedes-Benz name on the dome.
Concussion consolidation
Concussion consolidation
With the plethora of concussion lawsuits filed against the NFL lately, both the league and the ex-players who filed the suits are looking to consolidate the many suits in one jurisdiction. On January 26, a hearing will be held in Miami to ask a federal judicial panel to consolidate the cases in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. The NFL has requested the consolidation because of the difficulty of defending numerous suits in different jurisdictions.
College all-star game without scouts
College all-star game without scouts
One of the main reasons for draft eligible players to participate in post-season college all-star games is to get additional exposure in front of NFL scouts during the week of practice leading up to the game. The NFLPA College All-Star Game in Carson, California will take place on January 21, but without the presence of NFL scouts attending the practices leading up to the game. Because the game will have juniors who have declared for the NFL draft, the NFL will not send scouts to the game. If you are an agent of a player selected to play in the game, do you pull your player out of the game now? It seems that there are no longer any benefits of playing in the game now, but only the risk of injury. We will see how many players pull out of the game.
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