[ContemptofCourt]

Good grief....the NFL is not like "any other business"...it is a monopoly, and it can not set forth one good reason for it "minimum requirement". And neither can you.

The NFL will not pursue this case....it will let Clarett play through the supplemental draft, just like Cris Carter.

[smith288]

The NFL will not pursue this case....it will let Clarett play through the supplemental draft, just like Cris Carter.

Not so. Both the NFL and the players union are united in this case. They have stated they will put all resources into protecting themselves.

[Bikers4Bush]

How is it a monopoly when we have arena football as well?

It's good reason is that they don't want immature players.

Yes they will pursue it and they'll win.

[John O]

The NFL will not pursue this case....it will let Clarett play through the supplemental draft, just like Cris Carter.

I think you're wrong. I think the NFL will pursue the case until at least after the next draft, then hold a supplemental draft sometime too late for the players to play in the 2004 season but before the 2005 draft, then (if they feel there is a chance that they will lose) they'll settle the case out of court (if they feel that they will win they will keep the case alive forever just to keep clarett from playing at all).

In this way the rule never gets really challenged, clarett loses big time bonus type moneys and he only gets to play at his normal expected time to play.

Then I expect someone to take him out as soon as conveniently possible. He has painted a huge target on himself and the players will not put up with scabs lightly