By Martin Greenberg & Jordan Lysiak Introduction When the St. Louis Rams (Rams) made their move to Los Angeles during the 2016 National Football League (NFL) offseason, a state of
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2019 NFL Black Monday and the Future of the Rooney Rule
By Martin J. Greenberg and Jacob Peters I. Introduction Since its introduction in 2003, the Rooney Rule has served as the basis for integration of diversity in the National Football
NFL Cross-Ownership Rule Changes
By Martin J. Greenberg and Michael A. Forella III On October 1, 2017, I published the article “NFL Cross-Ownership Rule” on Sport$Biz. In that article, I discussed the history, evolution,
The Rooney Rule and Diversity in the NFL Workplace
By Martin J. Greenberg and Courtney Brenk I. Introduction Does having a rule wherein National Football League (NFL) teams are required to interview a head coach who is a minority
Financial Mismanagement
By Martin J. Greenberg and Henry Twomey I. Sports Stars Are Natural Prey for Investment Scams Professional athletes are among the most common group of individuals to become victims of
The Referendum
Introduction “A referendum is a directed vote in which the entire electorate is asked to vote on a particular proposal” that is before the public. In other
NFL Cross-Ownership Rule
By Martin J. Greenberg and Charles Biggs Introduction While cross-ownership of professional sports teams can be very profitable for the wealthy owner, it has caused issues in the past among
NFL’s Revised Personal Conduct Policy
by Martin J. Greenberg and Aaron Davis The National Football League (NFL) and its players have been plagued over the past several years with cases involving domestic violence, assault, child
Deflategate
How the Second Circuit took the air out of Judge Berman’s attempt to vacate the long-standing deference standard for arbitration decisions by Martin J. Greenberg and Lori Shaw I. Introduction
Clinton Portis: A Cautionary Tale
Clinton Portis (“Portis”) played his collegiate football for the University of Miami, where he was on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) National Championship team of 2001 and earned All-Big