A football fan continues the NFL for $ 100 million on “emotional distress and severe trauma” which he suffered when the former quarter of Colorado Shemer Sanders fell unexpectedly in the fifth round of last month.
In a legal action filed on May 1 at the American district court of the North District of Georgia, the Buffaloes fan, Eric Jackson, alleged that the NFL had violated the Sherman Antitrust law for collusion and may have violated the law on civil rights for racial discrimination, as well as the laws on consumer protection for “the poor representation of the nature of the process qualifications of actors ”.
Jackson filed the case as John Doe but revealed his identity by indicating that he represented himself. He describes himself in the trial as “a devoted fan of Colorado football” which “followed Sheder Sanders closely throughout the seasons 2023 and 2024”. He included a request to file the complaint “in formalized”, which means that he is unable to pay the deposit costs.
Sanders, the son of the NFL player of the temple of fame and the coach of Colorado, Deion Sanders, was considered by some as a potential choice in the first round. Instead, he was bypassed until the Browns of Cleveland claim it in n ° 144 in total, after having already chosen another quarter-arre, Dillon Gabriel de l’Oregon, in the third round.
“The disclosed reports and declarations have suggested that Sanders’` Tanked interviews’ ‘was not prepared “and” was too arrogant “, which contributed to a story that unfairly wounded his reputation and his potential as a player,” said the trial. “These slanderous statements reflect the biases that influenced the decision -making process, provoking emotional and trauma to the applicant as a fan and consumer. “
Jackson also seeks “a formal recognition of the NFL concerning the emotional distress caused by their actions and their declarations”, “a retraction of the slanderous declarations made on Sheder Sanders, as well as excuses for any prejudice caused to his reputation” and “the implementation of more equitable practices in the drafting process to guarantee that talented actors are recognized and granted on merit”.
The NFL did not immediately respond to the request for Times comments. When asked if the League had a reason to worry about the trial, the USC law professor Clare Pastore, told Times: “No”.
She said NFL lawyers will probably submit a request for rejection of the trial for non-complaints of a complaint, and it will probably be the end of the case.
“It is ridiculous in many ways, but the most important thing which, I believe, will immediately jump on a judge is the concept of position,” said Pastore, a former litigant whose specialties include the law of civil rights. “An alleged damage which someone suffers in combination with a large number of other people is not something that, this person has standing to challenge. … This is what the courts call a generalized grievance. And a generalized grievance does not provide a position before the Federal Court. ”
She added: “It is a little difficult for me to see how something about Sanders’ situation could distinguish an affirmation of racial discrimination. I believe that there can be racial discrimination in certain aspects of the NFL. You are looking around coaching, property ranks, they were not very integrated.
As for the 100 million dollars in damages that Jackson is looking for, Pastore called him “absurd”.
“This is another aspect-it is not quantifiable,” she said. “Like, how much is a fan injured by a player he wants to see playing not playing for his team, not playing for the team they want, not playing at all? It’s just not prosecution stuff.”
