Following on the heels of Lester Munsons recent report on the American Needle case for ESPN.com which Howard discussed last week CBSSports.com National Columnist Mike Freeman has written an article similarly forecasting that a Supreme Court victory for the NFL in American Needle would be a doomsday scenario for sports fans (see Sports Law Blogs significant previous coverage of the case for more background on the litigation). Freeman asserts that if the NFL wins the case, the Supreme Courts decision would basically amount to a nuclear winter for sports and fans, giving sports leagues unlimited power and leaving them free of almost any legal worries. Like Munson, Freeman believes the NFL and other leagues would use this newfound power to eliminate free agency, lower salaries paid to players and coaches, and dramatically increase prices for tickets and merchandise.

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I have a new column on SI.com concerning Plaxico Burress’ unusual decision to testify before a grand jury. Here’s an excerpt:

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