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To: John O
He doesn't have standing as he is not being injured

This demonstrates that you have no clue what you are talking about....he can not participate in the draft, and can not be hired by any NFL team, because the NFL will not allow him to enter the draft and will not allow him to sell his services to the NFL teams. How can you say he is not being injured?

263 posted on 09/24/2003 8:31:49 AM PDT by ContemptofCourt
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To: ContemptofCourt
Here you go genius, right from ESPN. Clarett has caused this situation not the NFL he is not eligible through his own negligence and criminal acts.

Now have a seat.

"What is the greatest obstacle to Clarett being granted the preliminary injunction or winning the case?
Milstein told ESPN.com that because the draft eligibility rule is not included in the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and that the rule is not a product of negotiation between the league and the Players' Association, the NFL's draft eligibility rule is not exempt from antitrust laws. But that seems up for debate. In Brown v. Pro Football Inc. (1996), eight Supreme Court justices decided that anything that is a mandatory subject of bargaining, which would include the NFL draft or any terms of employment, are immune from an antitrust attack. The fact that Clarett is not a member of the NFL Players' Association does not matter, Roberts said. Roberts said Clarett might be subject to terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, as evidenced from Wood v. NBA (1987). Milstein points out that Leon Wood was drafted and therefore became a de facto member of the NBA Players Association. Clarett, he says, is different because he is not eligible to be drafted."

265 posted on 09/24/2003 8:36:56 AM PDT by Bikers4Bush
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To: ContemptofCourt
How can you say he is not being injured?

He can sell to the other leagues. No one has the right to play in the NFL. Especially someone who doesn't meet the league's agreed upon requirements.

277 posted on 09/24/2003 10:25:53 AM PDT by John O (God Save America (Please))
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