SportsWise: A Podcast About Sports and the Law

On this episode, I'm joined by one of the most successful and prolific sports economists in the world, Dr. Dan Rascher. Dan has served as an economic expert for the plaintiffs in pretty much every major antitrust suit against the NCAA over the last two decades, including the ongoing House case and the Alston case that went all the way to the Supreme Court. Dan is also one of the experts in the ongoing antitrust lawsuit challenging the NFL Sunday Ticket package.  Dan joins me to talk about these ongoing cases, to break down the big sports law and economics issues, and talks about how you-- yes, you--can carve out a career as a sports economist...

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .

Mike Tannenbaum is an NFL Analyst for ESPN, the founder of the 33rd Team, a proud Tulane Sports Law alum, and the former General Manager of the New York Jets and Executive Vice President of the Miami Dolphins.   

Mike joins the pod to discuss the new NFL season, Bill Belichick joining the 33rd Team, and how his Tulane Law degree helped launch his career.  

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .

The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Players Association and the NWSL entered into a historic new collective bargaining agreement that might be the "most significant paradigm shift in the history of professional sports."  Among other things, the new CBA eliminates the player draft, allows all players to become free agents when their contract expires and prohibits player trades without the player's permission.  What does it mean for the future of women's professional soccer, and can a US sports league survive without a draft?  Meghann Burke, the Executive Director the NWSL Players Association joins the pod to break it all down.

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .

Jeffrey Kessler, counsel for the plaintiffs in House v. NCAA (and Alston v. NCAA, among many others) rejoins the podcast to discuss the landmark settlement in House, why he thinks it's a huge win for college athletes, what it means for the future of NIL and collectives, how it will impact Olympic sports, what the future of college athlete compensation looks like, and much much more...

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .

The NCAA and the plaintiffs agreed to the final terms of the settlement in the House (and Hubbard and Carter) antitrust lawsuits.  Rakesh Kilaru, lead counsel for the NCAA, rejoins the pod to break down the settlement and what it means for the future of college sports. We discuss:

1) The amount of revenue shared with athletes;
2) The new rules for NIL deals and collectives;
3) Changes to the scholarship and roster limits;
4) The impact on Olympic sports;
5) The prospects of stability for college sports;
And much more!

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .

The proposed House settlement will provide billions of dollars of benefits for current, future, and (some) former college athletes, but it provides no compensation for athletes who played before 2016. Two new lawsuits seek to change that by arguing that the NCAA owes compensation to all college athletes who continue to appear in NCAA highlights, videos, and ads on television broadcasts and NCAA.com.  If successful, these lawsuits could open the door to thousands of athletes across several decades receiving NIL compensation. To help break it all down, I'm joined by the lead plaintiff's lawyer on these cases, Elliot Abrams, Partner at Cheshire Parker.  

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .

Paul McDonald, the lead plaintiff's lawyer in Johnson v. NCAA, joins to discuss the Third Circuit's recent and potentially historic decision in...Johnson v. NCAA.  Hear why Paul thinks this case ends up with all Division I athletes becoming employees and what comes next...

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .

On this episode, we tackle the recent Third Circuit decision in Johnson vs. NCAA, where the court held that the “frayed tradition of amateurism” does not prevent college athletes from being classified as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The decision doesn’t mean that college athletes ARE now employees, but it means that they could be. What does it all mean and where do we go from here? To help me break it all down, I am joined by Joshua Nadreau, Regional Managing partner and Chair of the Labor Relations Group at Fisher Phillips. 

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .

The NCAA and the Power 5 conferences reached a historic proposed settlement in the House, Hubbard, and Carter cases, that will not only provide over $2.7B in back damages to eligible college athletes who don’t opt out of the settlement, and will create a revenue sharing model going forward (among many other things), but will also attempt to limit the possibility of other antitrust lawsuits in the present and the future challenging restrictions on athlete compensation.  One of those other lawsuits is Fontenot vs. the NCAA, an antitrust suit first brought in federal court in Colorado last year by the law firm Korein Tillery, led by Garrett Broshius. Garrett joins the pod to break down why he’s bringing the case, how the House settlement impacts his case, his view on the House settlement, and why he’s not ready to settle.  

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .