News: Company for Tony Romo's canceled fantasy football event sues NFL *merged*

[CCBoy]

Company for Tony Romo's canceled fantasy football event sues NFL

http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story...erfering-national-fantasy-football-convention




A company organized to put on a fantasy football event in Las Vegas has filed a lawsuit against the NFL, asking for more than $1 million in damages.

Fan Expo LLC sued the league in Dallas on Monday, accusing the NFL of illegally interfering with its National Fantasy Football Convention that was supposed to take place earlier this month.

Tony Romo and a Dallas entrepreneur, was supposed to take place from July 10-12 at a convention area of The Venetian and feature a roster of at least 60 NFL players under contract, including Romo, Odell Beckham Jr., Rob Gronkowski and Dez Bryant. But five weeks before the event, the suit alleges, NFL officials called people associated with the players who were getting paid to come -- their teams, families, their agents and, in some cases, even their parents -- to tell them they would be fined or suspended if they attended the convention.

The NFL also told the NFL Network's Michael Fabiano that if he remained the host of the event he would risk losing his job, the suit claims...

 

[65fastback2plus2]

good. That was some hogwash.

 

[Jarv]

Only a million, I would have made it ten million! NFL screwed the pooch on this one.

 

[DallasEast]

Company for Tony Romo's canceled fantasy football event sues NFL

 

[LeonDixson]

The NFL needs to be sued over this one. I agree with Jarv above. I would have sued for much, much more.

 

[DTown214]

Am I the only one who has no clue what the hell Romo's fantasy football event is? I'm guessing it's just a big fantasy football league with a bunch of NFL players organized by Tony. But why is it such a problem... and how can the NFL even have the power to cancel it?? Can they also cancel Tony Romo's daughter's birthday party if they wanted? I mean what the hell. I don't get it.

 

[big dog cowboy]

 

[Bungarian]

NFL wants the fantasy football money for themselves.

 

[LeonDixson]

Am I the only one who has no clue what the hell Romo's fantasy football event is? I'm guessing it's just a big fantasy football league with a bunch of NFL players organized by Tony. But why is it such a problem... and how can the NFL even have the power to cancel it?? Can they also cancel Tony Romo's daughter's birthday party if they wanted? I mean what the hell. I don't get it.

It was a national fantasy football convention for people that play FF. The would have had the opportunity to meet players, share strategies, etc.

 

[rynochop]

Only a million, I would have made it ten million! NFL screwed the pooch on this one.

Thought that as well, but idk, maybe a million makes it seem like a legitimate lawsuit?

 

[burmafrd]

Yeah they should have sued for more. A LOT MORE. Rub the NFL's noses in it.

 

[cajuncocoa]

Nobody thinks this will come back to bite us?

 

[big dog cowboy]

Nobody thinks this will come back to bite us?

After what happened in the last game we played at GB, what else could the league do to us?

 

[Fletch]

Nobody thinks this will come back to bite us?

Why would it? Has nothing to do with the Dallas Cowboys. Now Tony may have to go into witness protection, or potentially go swimming with the fish, but the Cowboys are safe.

 

[cajuncocoa]

After what happened in the last game we played at GB, what else could the league do to us?

Sure don't want to see a repeat of that.

 

[cajuncocoa]

Why would it? Has nothing to do with the Dallas Cowboys. Now Tony may have to go into witness protection, or potentially go swimming with the fish, but the Cowboys are safe.

LOL

 

[big dog cowboy]

Sure don't want to see a repeat of that.

I still feel we shot ourself in the foot at the end of the first half. If we didn't put ourself in the position of needing that catch any more, that is the key to avoid getting burned again.

 

[xwalker]

Only a million, I would have made it ten million! NFL screwed the pooch on this one.

The NFL won't care if he have to pay 1 million. They are likely going to set up something similar themselves and can make way more with FF than 1 million.

 

[StarBoyz83]

Don't get the point of fantasy football unless it's for money. It's by no means any fun at all.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Don't get the point of fantasy football unless it's for money. It's by no means any fun at all.

I've been playing for 30 years and still join 6-8 leagues every year for free just for the fun of it.