Conduct Detrimental: THE Sports Law Podcast

The ROADMAP: 1) 5:52 — JETS FIRING OF GREGG WILLIAMS SPARKS MORE QUESTIONS OF TANKING: Tanking is frowned upon in all sports but it happens because of the way the NFL Draft rewards the league’s worst team by automatically giving it the first pick without a lottery. The question is whether this a fair reward for a team that questionably got exposed on Sunday with an unfathomable play call with the...

For the third and final leg of the live tour, we are (virtually) in Minneapolis at the University of Minnesota Law School in front of their law students. The conversation was moderated by Tarun Sharma, a 2L & Vice President of UMN’s Sports Law Association. *** The ROADMAP: 1) 3:00 — Zion Williamson Case Update and Judge’s conflict of interest 2) 14:30   — Minnesota’s football cancellation causes W...

For our second of three LIVE podcasts in a row, we “traveled” to Chicago (via Zoom) for the DePaul Sports Law Symposium where our session was watched live by the Symposium attendees. The conversation was moderated by Emily Farr, a partner at Gould & Ratner, who led us through big-picture sports law trends in 2020 as well as the newest stories of THIS week. *** The ROADMAP: 1) 1:02 — Sports Betting...

THE FIRST EVER LIVE EDITION. This episode comes from the Student Sports Law Network’s Symposium... naturally, our first ever episode in front of an audience, albeit a Zoom audience (but it still counts!) *** The ROADMAP: 1) 6:07 — Zion Williamson Case Upstate / Motion to Dismiss 2) 17:40   — Big Ten “Votes” Again... are we shocked that there’s controversy yet again? 3) 28:17   — Two New MLB Lawsui...

The biggest sports law arenas to watch in the wake of the election. We give you everything you need to know as we move into - and past - the chaos that is Election Day. *** The Rundown: 1) 4:11 — NCAA Name, Image, & Likeness Laws. College athlete compensation legislation had been receiving bipartisan support. However, with a heavily contested election, this is no longer as easy as it seems. Here’s...

The Rundown: 1) 5:15 - The World Series is over but its not without a major controversy looming over MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. Who's at fault: Justin Turner, the Dodgers, Manfred -- all of the above? 2) 14:06 - Steve Cohen purchased the New York Mets for $2.4B. Well...he thought he did-- however, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio is trying to use an obscure provision in the Citi Field lease to void the...

Gary Myers, NFL Columnist & Hall of Fame Voter, joins the show with his 40+ years of football coverage to discuss issues past and present. The Rundown: 1) 6:21 - Welcome Gary Myers (check out his new podcast " The GOAT: Tom Brady") 2) 11:42 - New England & the "Deflategate" Lawsuit 3) 18:27 - Could Trevor Lawrence refuse to play for NY? 4) 29:03 - War Stories from covering the NFL 5) 37:00 - Jets'...

Everything you need to know about baseball law and the ongoing class-action lawsuit brought by minor league players against Major League Baseball alleging a violation of minimum wage law. *** The Rundown: 1) 7:33 — Garrett Broshuis, lead attorney in the MiLB case, gives us his background in the minors and transition into the law 2) 11:42 — Procedural history and how the case came together 3) 18:01...

The Rundown: 1) 4:09 — Does LA Chargers' QB Tyrod Taylor have a medical malpractice claim after a team doctor “accidentally punctured” his lung?  2) 9:47 - New proposed bipartisan federal legislation to get athletes paid under Name Image and Likeness (“NIL”). Covering who’s behind it (hint: a former NFL WR) and how it fits into the complex NCAA landscape.  3) 14:57 - #Barpocalypse… like the Big Te...

The Outline: 1) 2:52 — Vanessa Bryant & The Law: Her Wrongful Death Case, Proposed Helicopter Safety Legislation for Kobe/Gianna, and all that has transpired since the crash. 2) 29:39 — Vanessa has now sued the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department claiming deputies improperly took cell phone pictures of the crash site. We dive in. 3) 1:02:09 — The Supreme Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsberg and the “RBG” Do...

The Rundown: 1) 2:08 — The Big Ten Decision. Enter the Attorney General(s), Sir Yacht, and the Pittsburgh Steelers' GM 2) 35:55 — Canelo Alvarez's Comes Out Swinging with a $280M Haymaker... and Gets KO'd Immediately 3) 54:05  — WWE Bans TikTok and Tests the Boundaries of Employment Law *** Have a question or something you want us to cover next episode? Drop us a DM on Instagram or Twitter: D...

We gave College Football Attorney Tom Mars the floor for his unfiltered thoughts on the Big Ten. He did not disappoint: “I can’t understand for the life of me— this is off the charts BAD lawyering…decision-making…public relations…governance.” "Big Ten Presidents have put themselves in checkmate." We covered: 1) Nebraska lawsuit, 2) Kevin Warren's job security, 3) the red flags in the Big Ten Vote,...

The Rundown: 1. 3:03 -   The fallout of boycotts (or “Wildcat Strikes”) across the sports landscape. 2. 13:15 - We debate the issues surrounding the cancellation of Big Ten fall football and the merits of the Nebraska players’ lawsuit against the conference 3. 43:18 - New allegations against Dan Snyder causes the NFL to take over the Washington investigation. *** Have a question or something you w...

The Dan’s go over the latest in the week that was in sports law with help from Katie Strang, NHL Writer for the Athletic. 1. 3:10 -   Toronto Raptors GM Masai Ujiri discloses bombshell video and counterclaims in civil assault lawsuit 2. 18:33 - Baltimore Ravens Earl Thomas gets a crash course in "Conduct Detrimental" 3. 26:05 - New England Patriots Bob Kraft wins the appeal but the war wages on 4....

The Dan’s dissect the top sports law stories of the week and forecast the legal drama to follow. Here’s the episode outline: 1. 2:58 -   Buckeye QB Justin Fields, parents, and lawyers try to revive College Football 2. 15:46 - What is a “wager”? - the legal issue at the center of Daily Fantasy Sports 3. 27:23 - NBA defines “Casual Relationships” are determines they're not bubbleworthy 4. 36:42 - ML...

College Football is on FIRE... and sadly, neither Mike Piazza nor Alexis Lafreniere can come in and save the day as their powers are limited, respectively, to the Beach and the Ice. Still, the Dan's try to make sense of the utter chaos across the Sports Law Arena.  Here’s the roadmap: 1. 5:17-- Will college football be cancelled, will the NCAA even exist, and how do Trevor Lawrence's comments fact...

IF YAA SMELLLLLL... What the Dan’s... …Are Cookin’ All in all, a very busy week in Sports Law headlined by The Rock's purchase of the XFL at "Rock Bottom" value. Here’s the roadmap: 1. 2:55: Could The Rock quickly lose the XFL to bankruptcy creditors unless he agrees to sue Vince McMahon?  2. 12:48: Cardinals Outbreak and how Manfred bizarrely called his own bluff  3. 21:25: Negotiating MLB's roll...

We Asked & You Delivered. Another week of crowdsourcing Sports Law topics and we got some very good ones. Sadly, Lou Williams did not make the cut... but at least he got his LOUWILL LEMON PEPPER BBQ WINGS!! Here’s the roadmap and who recommended: 1. 3:09 - Contrasting Lawyer Strategies: Baker/Dunbar v. Oliver (Dylan Harriger) 2. 15:44 - Buffalo Blue Jays… get the tables!! (Jordan Goldstein) 3. 20:...

The Dans asked social media for topics and YOU came through. They go across the sports landscape to analyze five listener suggestions:    1. @2:00 - Redskins New Scandal (from literally everyone)  2. @17:15 - NFL Player Safety Tweets (Dr. Tina Butera & @Oliveraslegal) 3. @27:25 - PSL's if they are no fans (Tarun Sharma) 4. @35:55 - WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne opt out debate (Jack Petrides & Johnny...

The Dans tackle two MEGA stories with the aid of two MEGA guests. First, Sports Law Attorney Darren Heitner joins the show (at 4:45) to explain Washington’s trademark debacle and how squatters have emerged to block their path to a replacement name. And then the Dans pepper Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News with questions (at 36:50) as to what steps he took to crack the DeAndre Baker / Quinton...

The Dans are joined by THE Darren Rovell, a very special guest for Episode #50. The pod's theme is finding your footing to break into the sports industry. The Dans tell their diverging paths and kick it off to Darren for his own humble beginnings at  11:47 . We also covered Under Armour's legal drama, Redskins & sports cancel culture, and Covid expediting the sale of certain pro teams.

The Dans break down the legal significance of MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred's recent comments the Dan Patrick Show, particularly when he said "the reality of the situation is we weren't going to play more than 60 games no matter how the negotiations with the players went."  Surely, these comments are ill-advised when he's staring down a bad faith grievance suggesting that he intentionally delayed n...

Is baseball really back?  The Athletic's MLB Analyst Evan Dreillich drops in to give us the scoop on: nuclear grievances, anatomy of opt outs, what happens if an Orlando Pride outbreak occurs and, lastly, what’s in the letter Manfred sent to the Yankees about sign-stealing that's the subject of ongoing litigation. The big story in college is Under Armour who signed on with UCLA for the largest con...

The Dans are back for the 2nd episode of the Wallach-Lust era. 2:36 - We kick the conversation off in North Carolina, the focus of all eyes in the Zion case after the Florida action was stayed (which Wallach predicted back on Ep. #46). 12:20 - Then we move to the new legal and ethical issues facing sports after Friday’s Covid spike that touched the entire sports landscape. 33:29 - And lastly, is a...

Conduct Detrimental officially welcomes Dan Lust as new co-host. The Two Dans kick things off with their analysis of the Kobe Bryant wrongful death lawsuit, the legal issues surrounding the Ohio State “Buckeye Pledge” regarding Covid-19, and a possible return to action of the NBA and Major League Baseball. Will there be a grievance filed by the MLBPA? The final segment of the show features an upda...