[discostu]

The laws around the franchise business structure are pretty complex. I think with the way the CBA and the draft are structured NFL teams don't compete for employees most of the time. It is close though.

[triplejake]

The Complaint does not seem to be very well drafted. He is claiming that the restrictions are a group boycott (i.e., an illegal conspiracy among competitors), but only the NFL is named as a defendant -- if he is alleging a conspiracy, I would have thought he'd name each NFL club as a defendant too. In the end, though, I guess this will turn on whether the collective bargaining exemption is found to apply.