In the NFL or in PRO FOOTBALL? There is a difference.
Not only that, are you now saying that the League cannot pick and choose, based on whom they WISH to employ? HR departments nationwide will cringe at that one.
The NFL and the NCAA are in cahoots...the NFL uses the NCAA as its farm system, and in return, the NCAA gets to use the best and brightest prospective football players to make millions and millions of dollars off of their backs for three years.
This is what the NFL is going to have to explain away before the judge, and why not one legal analyst believes that the NFL has a chance.
Let me make it simple. Would Clarrett find a spot on a NFL roster if the NFL allowed him to work? YES. Is there something in place in the NFL to prevent him from attempting to attain a roster spot? Yes. Is the NFL preventing him from earning a living in the NFL? Yes. Will Clarrett win his legal battle? Yes.
P.S. for all your buddinski's - Of course I meant earning a living in the NFL. I'm sure you all ALWAYS put the 'for all x != 0' in all of your math problems throughout school. SHEEZZZ!!