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JB said:
I'm sure the players knew of it. No gambling on NFL property
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You might think so. I talked to several players including Texans players where the subject came up with Ridley's suspension. The conversation came around to where the bets could not be placed. One of them when told, that even joked they should just use a VPN. :)
 
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CloakNNNdagger said:
You might think so. I talked to several players including Texans players where the subject came up with Ridley's suspension. The conversation came around to where the bets could not be placed. One of them when told, that even joked they should just use a VPN. :)
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I thought I read when they posted the rules when Ridley was suspended (or maybe it was when he was reinstated) that no gambling was allowed on NFL properties, not even the hotel a team was staying at
 
JB said:
I thought I read when they posted the rules when Ridley was suspended (or maybe it was when he was reinstated) that no gambling was allowed on NFL properties, not even the hotel a team was staying at
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You're probably right, but sometimes I wonder how literate some NFL players are when we know that 20 percent of U.S. college students completing four-year degrees—and 30 percent of students earning two-year degrees—have only basic quantitative literacy skills, meaning they are unable to estimate if their car has enough gasoline to get to the next gas station or calculate the total cost of ordering office supplies, according to a new national survey by the American Institutes for Research (AIR).


NFL Gambling Rules

6. Gambling in the Workplace: NFL Personnel shall not engage in any form of gambling while in any Club or League setting including, without limitation, locker rooms, practice or office facilities, team buses, trains, flights, or hotels, or while traveling on Club or League business. For clarity, playing cards or other casino-type games is permitted as long as nothing of value is wagered.
 
Ronan1001 said:
What needs to be done to make any change happen? Rallies, trials, personal conversations, or something else?
There's hardly an understanding of the NFL. The league will do what is more profitable. As long as it's not punishable.
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Unfortunately, money drives the NFL. Now especially since there are so many domed stadiums (10), grass will present some real problems if attempts are made to keep the grass viable.
 
badboy said:
sports.yahoo.com

Concussion expert Chris Nowinski says Tua Tagovailoa ‘being completely misled' on CTE | Habib

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa says specialists told him CTE 'wasn't going to be a problem.' Concussion expert Chris Nowinski questions that.
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Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa says specialists told him CTE 'wasn't going to be a problem.' Concussion expert Chris Nowinski questions that.


As CloakNNNdagger has been saying for years concerning concussions.
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This should be a must-read for every football player..........and fan. The NFL and their supporting physicians have historically been very irresponsible on how they handle concussions.
 
Gambling entities approved by the NFL working as "SELECTIVE NFL INFORMANTS".......................1682167317762.png......................that's entirely novel and unexpected!!:sarcasm:



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What is NFL doing to affirmatively investigate gambling policy violations?
Posted by Mike Florio on April 21, 2023, 6:38 PM EDT


Over the past year or so, multiple players and one assistant coach have been suspended by the NFL for violating the league’s gambling policy. In each case, it’s likely that the NFL received the information from a sports book partner that basically informed on the player or coach for using his own device with his own account in his own name.

Obviously, the NFL should take action when such evidence falls into its lap. But the periodic suspensions can provide convenient cover for otherwise not doing much to affirmatively detect and rectify other violations of the gambling policy.

That’s a point we raised earlier this year, after Jets receivers coach Miles Austin was suspended for betting on non-NFL games and as the potential conclusion of receiver Calvin Ridley‘s suspension was approaching. It’s worth mentioning again, after reviewing the league’s full gambling policy, a copy of which was distributed by the NFL Players Association on Friday to all agents.

The gambling policy applies to all “NFL Personnel,” which includes by definition “all full-time and part-time personnel including League office employees, club employees, players, owners, coaches, athletic trainers, game officials, security personnel, game-day stadium personnel and other staff, consultants, and temporary contract workers.” That’s very broad. It also includes NFL Network and NFL Media employees, we’re told.

As one NFL employee explained it to PFT, all league personnel receive warnings and admonitions about the gambling policy. They also are required to perform online training through the Human Resources department.

So what is the league doing to ensure that league employees aren’t violating the gambling rules?

Those rules are very broad. The policy applies generally to all forms of gambling, “by any system or method, on any real-world professional or amateur sporting (or related) event or any portions or aspects of the event, including the score, statistics or outcomes of any such events, or the performance of any individual participant(s).” As defined by the league’s policy, sports betting “includes, without limitation, straight bets, teasers, parlays, totals (or ‘over-unders’), moneylines, betting pools (e.g., ‘survivor’ or ‘square’ pools), in-game wagering (whether on final or interim game scores, statistics, discrete in-game events or otherwise), exchange wagering, and proposition bets.”

The league’s gambling policy also places strict limits on fantasy football participation by “NFL Personnel,” who may not (per the gambling policy): “(a) accept prizes with a value in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250) in any season-long fantasy football game; (b) participate in any ‘daily’ or other similar short duration fantasy football game that offers a prize; or (c) participate in any fantasy football game (including daily, season-long, or other format) if participation is prohibited by applicable law or regulation.”

That’s the limit. Two hundred and fifty dollars. As one source has repeatedly explained it to PFT, that policy is being routinely violated by certain league personnel.

Having sports book partners deliver gift-wrapped evidence of players betting on NFL games and/or betting on non-NFL games at NFL facilities helps create the appearance that the league is enforcing the policy. But is the NFL truly exercising vigilance when it comes to rooting out other violations?

That’s the real question. What is the league doing to proactively investigate whether non-player personnel — particularly employed by the NFL itself — are violating the gambling policy? It’s not enough to wait for ironclad cases against those who commit clear violations, either because they weren’t properly warned or they failed to pay proper attention. At some point, the league needs to spend the money necessary to explore whether people who know not to place bets on their phones in their own names are otherwise engaged in conduct that violates the gambling policy.

It would be a shame if the league simply relies on the ability to periodically whack a player or two (or five) in order to justify not fully and completely exploring the rabbit hole. It’s entirely possible that’s exactly what’s happening.
 
Jones: NFL’s nonsensical player gambling policy needs review after suspensions

If you find yourself with questions after five NFL players were suspended Friday for violating the league’s policy on sports betting, you are not alone.

The NFL suspended Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus and defensive back C.J. Moore, plus Washington Commanders defensive end Shaka Toney, through at least the conclusion of the 2023 season for betting on league games in 2022 (the Lions responded by releasing Cephus and Moore). Lions wideouts Jameson Williams and Stanley Berryhill were also suspended for six games in 2023 for what the team said were “other gambling policy violations, including betting from an NFL facility on non-NFL games.”

The actions raise so many questions: Why did the players think they could get away with this? How did anyone find out about it?

But here’s another one: Will this go down as a tale of player stupidity, or NFL hypocrisy?

How about both.

There’s no defending the actions of Cephus, Moore and Toney, who all apparently tried to make a little pocket change by placing wagers on NFL games. And Berryhill and Williams should have known better than to place bets on other sports while at work, since that is indeed something the NFL’s gambling policy for players forbids.
https://theathletic.com/4437024/2023/04/21/nfl-gambling-rules-explained/
Every May, each team’s player development department shows a video that covers the dos and don’ts of sports betting. Players are reminded of the policy when they return for training camp, and then those reminders continue to circulate during the regular season.

But it’s impossible to review this incident without addressing the hypocritical nature of the NFL’s policies for players on gambling.

It’s OK for the NFL to make billions of dollars off partnerships with legalized sports-betting companies (legal gambling was projected by the American Gambling Association to increase the NFL’s annual revenue by $2.3 billion per year). But players must abide by a different standard.

Neither Williams nor Berryhill, both second-year players, bet on NFL games. Docking them six game checks as punishment feels harsh and incredibly unfair.

It’s understandable why the NFL doesn’t allow players to bet on league games. That could lead to the temptation of game-fixing, which greatly threatens the credibility of the league.

But you would be hard pressed to find many associated with the NFL who understand the league’s ability to stipulate where acceptable forms of gambling on other sports can take place.

Sure, you can bet on NBA, MLB, NHL or NCAA contests, the league essentially tells players, but just don’t do it at our stadiums or practice facilities.

How does that make sense when the CBA that the NFL’s owners and players agreed to in 2020 allowed for the establishment of sportsbooks in NFL stadiums?

It’s a dumb rule, and some would say a dumb mistake made by Williams and Berryhill.

But it’s another example of pro football’s owners wanting to maintain their grip over their players while also trying to make as much money as possible. Players were willing to accept the hypocrisy of the gambling policies in the latest collective bargaining agreement because more money for the league also translates into more money in their pockets, thanks to the agreed-upon revenue split between the NFL and NFLPA.

NFL officials and owners were kidding themselves, though, if they thought they could partner with sports-betting companies, plaster signage all over their stadiums and flood the airwaves with promotional content and not lure their players into the action.

THE REST OF THE STORY
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
Jones: NFL’s nonsensical player gambling policy needs review after suspensions

If you find yourself with questions after five NFL players were suspended Friday for violating the league’s policy on sports betting, you are not alone.

The NFL suspended Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus and defensive back C.J. Moore, plus Washington Commanders defensive end Shaka Toney, through at least the conclusion of the 2023 season for betting on league games in 2022 (the Lions responded by releasing Cephus and Moore). Lions wideouts Jameson Williams and Stanley Berryhill were also suspended for six games in 2023 for what the team said were “other gambling policy violations, including betting from an NFL facility on non-NFL games.”

The actions raise so many questions: Why did the players think they could get away with this? How did anyone find out about it?

But here’s another one: Will this go down as a tale of player stupidity, or NFL hypocrisy?

How about both.

There’s no defending the actions of Cephus, Moore and Toney, who all apparently tried to make a little pocket change by placing wagers on NFL games. And Berryhill and Williams should have known better than to place bets on other sports while at work, since that is indeed something the NFL’s gambling policy for players forbids.
https://theathletic.com/4437024/2023/04/21/nfl-gambling-rules-explained/
Every May, each team’s player development department shows a video that covers the dos and don’ts of sports betting. Players are reminded of the policy when they return for training camp, and then those reminders continue to circulate during the regular season.

But it’s impossible to review this incident without addressing the hypocritical nature of the NFL’s policies for players on gambling.

It’s OK for the NFL to make billions of dollars off partnerships with legalized sports-betting companies (legal gambling was projected by the American Gambling Association to increase the NFL’s annual revenue by $2.3 billion per year). But players must abide by a different standard.

Neither Williams nor Berryhill, both second-year players, bet on NFL games. Docking them six game checks as punishment feels harsh and incredibly unfair.

It’s understandable why the NFL doesn’t allow players to bet on league games. That could lead to the temptation of game-fixing, which greatly threatens the credibility of the league.

But you would be hard pressed to find many associated with the NFL who understand the league’s ability to stipulate where acceptable forms of gambling on other sports can take place.

Sure, you can bet on NBA, MLB, NHL or NCAA contests, the league essentially tells players, but just don’t do it at our stadiums or practice facilities.

How does that make sense when the CBA that the NFL’s owners and players agreed to in 2020 allowed for the establishment of sportsbooks in NFL stadiums?

It’s a dumb rule, and some would say a dumb mistake made by Williams and Berryhill.

But it’s another example of pro football’s owners wanting to maintain their grip over their players while also trying to make as much money as possible. Players were willing to accept the hypocrisy of the gambling policies in the latest collective bargaining agreement because more money for the league also translates into more money in their pockets, thanks to the agreed-upon revenue split between the NFL and NFLPA.

NFL officials and owners were kidding themselves, though, if they thought they could partner with sports-betting companies, plaster signage all over their stadiums and flood the airwaves with promotional content and not lure their players into the action.

THE REST OF THE STORY
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Another "poor players/victimized by the league" article...

Did the NFL get in bed with the Devil? Yes, but that doesn't mean they're being hypocrites for asking the players to follow new company policies regarding their new business partners. A partnership that has given the league enough revenue to supply NFL players the type of guaranteed contracts they've been griping years for. No one is clean here. Where do the players think this new money is coming from?

The rules are simple.. not hard to follow. (not directed at you) Guess what, part of being a adult is following rules at work you may or may not agree with. Some you might think are really stupid.
 
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Carr Bombed said:
Another "poor players/victimized by the league" article...

Did the NFL get in bed with the Devil? Yes, but that doesn't mean they're being hypocrites for asking the players to follow new company policies regarding their new business partners. A partnership that has given the league enough revenue to supply NFL players the type of guaranteed contracts they've been griping years for. No one is clean here. Where do the players think this new money is coming from?

The rules are simple.. not hard to follow. (not directed at you) Guess what, part of being a adult is following rules at work you may or may not agree with. Some you might think are really stupid.
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Yep - if you don't like it, find a job elsewhere.
 
Carr Bombed said:
Another "poor players/victimized by the league" article...

Did the NFL get in bed with the Devil? Yes, but that doesn't mean they're being hypocrites for asking the players to follow new company policies regarding their new business partners. A partnership that has given the league enough revenue to supply NFL players the type of guaranteed contracts they've been griping years for. No one is clean here. Where do the players think this new money is coming from?

The rules are simple.. not hard to follow. (not directed at you) Guess what, part of being a adult is following rules at work you may or may not agree with. Some you might think are really stupid.
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I don't believe that anyone would argue that the players have broken the rules, and that their infractions should be addressed. But it seems to be the arbitrary and selective nature in which the incriminating information is being gathered.
 
Much the same as I've put forth in my previous posts. Yet no one still is talking about the CONTACT injuries (only the noncontact injury data is collected by the NFL) that are specifically caused by the turf surface

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NFL: “No simple answers” to solve issue of playing surfaces
Posted by Mike Florio on April 23, 2023, 12:46 PM EDT


The NFL Players Association has made its position clear. It wants grass playing surfaces.

Most recently, the NFLPA pointed to injury rates from 2012 through 2022 — and it accused the league of clinging to 2021 data that showed no greater risk as an “outlier.”

The league has chimed in, via a statement issued in response to the union’s criticism that the league has engaged in a “P.R. campaign to convince everyone that the problem doesn’t actually exist.”

The comment came from Jeff Miller, the primary league-office executive for both health and safety and P.R. The good news is that he doesn’t say the problem doesn’t exist. The bad news is that he claims the problem is too complicated to easily solve.

“The NFL and the NFLPA have access to the same injury information, which is collected by independent experts and shared at the CBA-mandated Joint Field Surface Safety and Performance Committee meetings,” Miller said, via ESPN.com. “The committee, including the NFLPA’s experts, believe that simply playing on natural grass is not the answer to this complex challenge. Some artificial turf surfaces have a lower injury rate than some grass fields — and some grass fields have a lower injury rate than some artificial surfaces.

“Our goal is to decrease injuries on all surfaces. There are no simple answers, but we are committed to the substantial, ongoing work with the players and their expert advisors to make the game safer.”

The anecdotal evidence from anyone who has played the game remains overwhelming. Players prefer grass. The surface is softer. It’s more forgiving. Feet don’t get stuck, providing an anchor for excess forces to be applied to joints and ligaments and cartilage.

At the core, as usual, is money. It would be too expensive to replace turf fields with grass fields — especially with grass fields that are properly maintained. And it would be far too expensive to come up with a way to put acceptable grass surfaces in domed stadiums.

Unless, of course, those venues want to host World Cup matches. Then, the cost is no impediment, since anything other than grass is a non-starter for FIFA.

While the NFL has come a long way from the days of thin green carpet over a layer of flimsy padding over cement, grass should be the norm. It should be the standard. It should be the thing every NFL game is played on.

But as long as those responsible for providing the stadiums will blur the lines regarding the relative safety of real grass over real dirt and phony blades of grass padded by potentially carcinogenic pellets with concrete still lurking at the bottom of the toxic recipe of plastic and rubber, the league will be able to say things like, “There are no simple answers.”

There is a simple answer. Play on grass. It might not be the cheap answer. But it’s the answer the men who play the game want the league to arrive at.

But for the associated expense, the league likely would.
 
BattleRedBlud said:
I would, if they give him to us extremely cheap. Let him be a camp arm. Let him earn a job from there. He has talent, it didn't just disappear. He needs a fresh start, new surroundings and new coaches. And he also needs an environment where he earns his job and it isnt just handed to him.
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Keep him away from Hannah, he likes them Milfs and she needs to focus on running the team and be ready to cut his Azz
 
The1ApplePie said:
Rodgers honestly did his former and current team dirtier than pre fun towel Watson or Lamar Jackson. I wonder if he is going to get bashed at the same level...
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I would take a QB that has won MVP 2 out of the last 3 years after I drafted his replacement.
 
Texansphan said:
Perhaps they still like Zach but think he needs more time
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Zach Wilson has less trade value than Trey Lance does. Because Wilson has much more bad tape. It would also cost the Jets more to trade Wilson before the draft than to keep him. Maybe something other than Rodger's arrogance will rub off on Wilson?
 
Lucky said:
Zach Wilson has less trade value than Trey Lance does. Because Wilson has much more bad tape. It would also cost the Jets more to trade Wilson before the draft than to keep him. Maybe something other than Rodger's arrogance will rub off on Wilson?
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Still hating on greatness?
 
As always, all about money........for the NFL.............not for the fan experience.................or the fan pocketbook.

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Judge’s decision reveals Amazon, Roku, Apple, ESPN were NFL Sunday Ticket suitors

Before the NFL sold the rights for its popular out-of-market games package to Google’s YouTube, for $2.1 billion annually, Apple was widely viewed as the frontrunner before talks imploded. But while negotiations did break down with the tech giant, three other companies — Amazon, Roku and ESPN — made proposals, in addition to YouTube and Apple, according to a discovery ruling in a class-action lawsuit brought against the NFL over Sunday Ticket distribution.

The NFL also considered distributing the games itself, the ruling disclosed.

In a decision filed Tuesday, federal magistrate judge John McDermott wrote that the NFL had plenty of contenders for the service, which had been with DirecTV since its inception in 1994. The NFL was required under the lawsuit’s discovery terms to disclose all documents about Sunday Ticket once a final deal had been struck, which occurred on Dec. 22, 2022.

The NFL on Jan. 13 turned over 667 pages of documents, wrote Judge McDermott, including, “Proposals from third parties Google, Apple, Amazon, Roku and ESPN regarding the rights to Sunday Ticket package,” and “discussions both within the NFL and with third parties about the potential of NFL distributing the Sunday Ticket package itself.”

The disclosures came as part of the long-running antitrust class action brought by a group of bars and individuals and aimed at how the service could only be accessed through DirecTV, and now YouTube.
A federal judge on Feb. 7 certified two classes in the case, first filed in 2015, paving the way forward for the lawsuit. It is seeking $6 billion in damages for the alleged extra costs paid due to the exclusivity of Sunday Ticket on one distribution platform.

The plaintiffs after the January discovery release had asked for the NFL to turn over more documents, though the magistrate judge largely declined. He did require the NFL to rerun searches of its electronic records to capture documents with the names of the companies that submitted proposals. The searches are limited to three executives: commissioner Roger Goodell, chief media and business officer Brian Rolapp, and Hans Schroeder, chief operating officer of NFL Media.

The plaintiffs are particularly interested in why the Apple talks failed.

“Plaintiffs also are concerned that there are few documents regarding the breakdown of negotiations between Apple and the NFL,” McDermott wrote. “Public reporting suggests the negotiations broke down because the NFL refused to let Apple distribute local games or offer Sunday Ticket at significantly lower prices. The NFL, however, argues that documents it has produced suggest numerous reasons why the negotiations failed. None of the reasons cited by (the) NFL and Apple contained any reference to Sunday Ticket package pricing.”

Apple has been subpoenaed as part of the lawsuit and turned over documents.
The plaintiff had also sought all correspondence between the NFL and CBS and Fox regarding Sunday Ticket. It’s been widely reported that the NFL’s broadcast contracts contain language requiring Sunday Ticket to be priced at a premium level so as not to poach viewers from broadcasts of Sunday afternoon games. Judge McDermott declined that request.

The cost for YouTube will be pricier than it was on DirecTV.

The magistrate judge’s decision wording describes the offerings from the technology and media companies as proposals, so it’s not clear whether they were formal bids (obviously in the case of Google it at least became one). Many of the companies were floated for years as possible buyers of the service, including Amazon and Disney’s ESPN, likely through its ESPN + streaming platform.

The NFL viewed Amazon and ESPN as existing partners but wanted to expand its media circles to new entrants. As a result, the league’s focus was on Apple for much of 2022 before redirecting to Google. Had the NFL decided to distribute Sunday Ticket itself, it likely would have been through its new streaming app, NFL +.
 
PFT
Jaguars’ Cam Robinson facing PED suspension
Posted by Michael David Smith on April 27, 2023, 6:45 AM EDT

Jaguars left tackle Cam Robinson will reportedly be suspended at the start of the 2023 season.
Robinson will be suspended for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing drugs, according to John Shipley of SI.com.

The length of Robinson’s suspension has not been reported.

Robinson has played his entire career in Jacksonville and has started every game he has played, including 14 games last year. He missed the Jaguars’ final three regular-season games and both playoff games with a knee injury.

When asked recently if Robinson would be ready to go this year, Jaguars General Manager Trent Baalke replied, “From a health standpoint, yes.”

Robinson signed a three-year, $54 million contract with $33 million guaranteed last year. His suspension may void the remaining guarantees on that contract, and his $16 million base salary for 2023 means he will lose $888,888 of salary for each game he is suspended.
 
Texansphan said:
Perhaps they still like Zach but think he needs more time - and bringing in a future HOFer to sit behind might be just what the doctor ordered.
Worth a shot.
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It worked for Rodgers. GB is about to find out if it worked with Love. Wilson has a ton of talent. The difference is GB started the path with Rodgers and Love when they were rookies. They are going to have to pick up Wilson's 5th year option to gaurantee keeping him so they can find out if sitting behind Rodgers worked, or he will be a FA and someone else might.
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
As always, all about money........for the NFL.............not for the fan experience.................or the fan pocketbook.

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Judge’s decision reveals Amazon, Roku, Apple, ESPN were NFL Sunday Ticket suitors

Before the NFL sold the rights for its popular out-of-market games package to Google’s YouTube, for $2.1 billion annually, Apple was widely viewed as the frontrunner before talks imploded. But while negotiations did break down with the tech giant, three other companies — Amazon, Roku and ESPN — made proposals, in addition to YouTube and Apple, according to a discovery ruling in a class-action lawsuit brought against the NFL over Sunday Ticket distribution.

The NFL also considered distributing the games itself, the ruling disclosed.

In a decision filed Tuesday, federal magistrate judge John McDermott wrote that the NFL had plenty of contenders for the service, which had been with DirecTV since its inception in 1994. The NFL was required under the lawsuit’s discovery terms to disclose all documents about Sunday Ticket once a final deal had been struck, which occurred on Dec. 22, 2022.

The NFL on Jan. 13 turned over 667 pages of documents, wrote Judge McDermott, including, “Proposals from third parties Google, Apple, Amazon, Roku and ESPN regarding the rights to Sunday Ticket package,” and “discussions both within the NFL and with third parties about the potential of NFL distributing the Sunday Ticket package itself.”

The disclosures came as part of the long-running antitrust class action brought by a group of bars and individuals and aimed at how the service could only be accessed through DirecTV, and now YouTube.
A federal judge on Feb. 7 certified two classes in the case, first filed in 2015, paving the way forward for the lawsuit. It is seeking $6 billion in damages for the alleged extra costs paid due to the exclusivity of Sunday Ticket on one distribution platform.

The plaintiffs after the January discovery release had asked for the NFL to turn over more documents, though the magistrate judge largely declined. He did require the NFL to rerun searches of its electronic records to capture documents with the names of the companies that submitted proposals. The searches are limited to three executives: commissioner Roger Goodell, chief media and business officer Brian Rolapp, and Hans Schroeder, chief operating officer of NFL Media.

The plaintiffs are particularly interested in why the Apple talks failed.

“Plaintiffs also are concerned that there are few documents regarding the breakdown of negotiations between Apple and the NFL,” McDermott wrote. “Public reporting suggests the negotiations broke down because the NFL refused to let Apple distribute local games or offer Sunday Ticket at significantly lower prices. The NFL, however, argues that documents it has produced suggest numerous reasons why the negotiations failed. None of the reasons cited by (the) NFL and Apple contained any reference to Sunday Ticket package pricing.”

Apple has been subpoenaed as part of the lawsuit and turned over documents.
The plaintiff had also sought all correspondence between the NFL and CBS and Fox regarding Sunday Ticket. It’s been widely reported that the NFL’s broadcast contracts contain language requiring Sunday Ticket to be priced at a premium level so as not to poach viewers from broadcasts of Sunday afternoon games. Judge McDermott declined that request.

The cost for YouTube will be pricier than it was on DirecTV.

The magistrate judge’s decision wording describes the offerings from the technology and media companies as proposals, so it’s not clear whether they were formal bids (obviously in the case of Google it at least became one). Many of the companies were floated for years as possible buyers of the service, including Amazon and Disney’s ESPN, likely through its ESPN + streaming platform.

The NFL viewed Amazon and ESPN as existing partners but wanted to expand its media circles to new entrants. As a result, the league’s focus was on Apple for much of 2022 before redirecting to Google. Had the NFL decided to distribute Sunday Ticket itself, it likely would have been through its new streaming app, NFL +.
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The one good thing is you can now buy Sunday Ticket as a standalone without have the YouTube TV service.
 
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