When Super Bowl Ads Attack: Why Advertisers Eliminated the Surprise
We’re not even a minute into Super Bowl XLIX when the kid in the Baja hoodie decides it’s high time to start in with the harangue, that tiresome spiel about sports and…
New England Patriots
Tom Brady Retires ‘For Good’ With $550 Million Nest Egg
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday in a short video on social media, exactly one year to the day after he…
Midterm Tax Hike on Boston Athletes Invites Year-End Bonuses
They don’t call it “Taxachusetts” for nothing. Courtesy of a tax hike narrowly passed by voters on Election Day, many Boston athletes will lose more of their…
Brady-Signed U.S. Flag Lawsuit Impugns Pats Preservation Standards
Patriots fan Daniel Vitale is taking his favorite football team to court over what he says was slipshod handling of his American flag signed by Tom Brady. His case…
NFL Turns to Loretta Lynch to Thread Needle in Brian Flores Case
The NFL has hired a major legal figure to defend against Brian Flores’ civil rights lawsuit. Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, a litigation partner at Paul…
Patriots, Warriors, Yankees Top Teams for Winning, Creating Value
A decade ago, the Golden State Warriors were far from the NBA royalty they are today. They were a middling franchise financially and much worse on the court…
Patriots Partner With Socios as NFL Inches Closer to Crypto
While the NFL remains apprehensive about aligning with cryptocurrency companies, that hasn’t stopped one of its marquee teams from getting a head start in the space. The…
NFL Email Trove Draws U.S. House Panel’s Calls for Transparency
In the wake of the scandal emerging from leaked emails, Congress wants answers from the NFL—and wants them soon. The demand could spark a legal showdown between the…
NFL Lawyer’s WFT Emails Revive Deflategate Questions of Fairness
In the wake of the firestorm surrounding Jon Gruden’s bigoted emails to former Washington Football Team president Bruce Allen, The New York Times reported last Thursday…
JPMorgan Chase Buys Equity Stake in Kraft Analytics Group
JPMorgan Chase has purchased a minority stake in Kraft Analytics Group, the data company backed by the owners of the New England Patriots. In addition to becoming the…
Bielema Lawsuit Settlement Goes Half Hog as Patriots Avoid Court
Ten months after Illinois head coach Bret Bielema sued the Razorback Foundation for roughly $7.4 million, the two sides have reached a settlement that will lead to the…
NFL Salary-Cap Decline Makes Sudden Impact on Free Agent Market
NFL free agency officially began on Wednesday, March 17 (the legal tampering period started two days earlier). From the outside, the 2021 edition of the league’s annual…
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