Portis being sued for jersey # - Dallas Cowboys Forum

CanadaBoys · 06-06-2005

ROFL gotta love the deadskins.... what a joke.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...x.html?cnn=yes

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Big-time sports has devolved to this: Two former NFL teammates are going to court to settle a dispute over a jersey number.

A crude, one-paragraph contract has spurned the case of Ifeanyi Ohalete, plaintiff, vs. Clinton Portis, defendant, on the docket for civil trial Tuesday in a District Court in Maryland. Simply put: Ohalete wants the $20,000 he feels he is owed for giving Portis the jersey No. 26 when both were members of the Washington Redskins one year ago.

"It's certainly what we expect," Ohalete's attorney, John Steren, said Monday. "It's certainly what we're demanding.".............

dmq · 06-06-2005

Joe Gibbs has to be thinking why he ever came back for this!

Yeagermeister · 06-06-2005

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Joe Gibbs has to be thinking why he ever came back for this!

NASCAR has to be looking better and better every day

Aikmaniac · 06-06-2005

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Originally Posted by Yeagermeister

NASCAR has to be looking better and better every day

Yeah...Tony and Bobby are hoping and praying he returns.

bigdrulez3141 · 06-06-2005

Whats up with all them Redskins there is trouble popping up all over the place!!

dmq · 06-06-2005

All I care about is that its been very quiet over here at valley ranch.

Pokes28 · 06-06-2005

This has been ongoing since last year. It isn't a big deal really. Portis will lose the case. I don't think this is a Skins distraction at all.

David Harrell - Pokes
dwh

Hostile · 06-06-2005

I couldn't breathe while I read that. It gets better every day. Leno & Letterman need to read some of this and start on them. Too funny.

Aikmaniac · 06-06-2005

Somehow I don't think these guys will make front page news...unlike the Cowboys.

**WoodysGirl** · 06-06-2005

So here's what was in the contract per ESPN.com:

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When Portis signed with the Redskins last year, he immediately honed in on No. 26, which he wore for two seasons with the Denver Broncos. However, the number already belonged to Ohalete, who didn't want to give it up. Protracted negotiations led to a contract signed by Portis, Ohalete and witness Brad Berlin, the Redskins equipment manager.

"The document is being drawn on June 4, 2004, to verify the agreement between Clinton Portis and Ifeanyi Ohalete for the sale of Ifeanyi's jersey number in exchange for monetary compensation," the contract said.

It called for Portis to pay Ohalete $40,000 in three installments: $20,000 immediately, $10,000 by Week 8 of the NFL season, and $10,000 by Christmas Day. Portis paid the $20,000 up front and got his coveted No. 26. Ohalete switched to No. 30.

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Yeagermeister · 06-06-2005

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So here's what was in the contract per ESPN.com:

The contract doesn't say if he got cut it was voided. Portis needs to pay up and get on with his life. It's not like he can't afford it.

Fletch · 06-06-2005

I must admit, the news coming out of D.C. has made the long offseason very much bearable. Thank you to all the CLOWNS in Washington!

Danny White · 06-06-2005

BREAKING NEWS!!!

They settled and Portis will pay Ohalete $18,000.

Finally some good news for the Redskins organization.

**WoodysGirl** · 06-06-2005

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BREAKING NEWS!!!

They settled and Portis will pay Ohalete $18,000.

Finally some good news for the Redskins organization.

Could've saved himself the unnecessary legal fees and just paid the man from the very beginning. Dude had no case...

Edit: This is why he should've paid up in the beginning

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The settlement brought the cost in the case, not including attorney's fees, to $38,000. John Stern, the attorney for Ohalete, confirmed the settlement.

ravidubey · 06-06-2005

Winslow. Shockey. Taylor. Portis. U of M == class. <sarcasm off/>