Going to Court

I've got in my meaty little mitts a copy of the lawsuit filed by the players against the NFL. It is amazing what you can easily obtain these days. Lawyers have to be the worst writers that have ever attempted it. Anyway, I plowed through it. The owners should be worried. They need to get back to the negotiations before the April 6 court date. This lawsuit could split the league wide open, crush everything we know about the league. The draft is very important to the league. The parity it fosters has been critical to the league's success since 1936. The strategy and intrigue surrounding the draft is a thrill for all. It is also illegal in that it violates antitrust laws. Pretty much everything on the business side of the NFL violates antitrust laws. Major League Baseball has long been exempt from antitrust laws. I have never understood why the other professional sports leagues don't have a similar exemption. These leagues are different from any other business. The NFL is a business made up of 32 teams competing against each other as if they are 32 different businesses. The NFL and the other sports leagues are unique. In order to function properly, an antitrust law or two needs to be broken. Despite presenting the lawsuit, I think that the players know this. Maybe it will benefit the NFL. It could bring the antitrust exemption that baseball has long enjoyed. At the very least, I think that it scares the hell out of the owners, and we can see this whole mess settled soon.