[canflam]

Yes. The Buffalo Bills are helping start an L.B.B.T. flag football league. I wish them well with that.

https://www.outsports.com/2024/6/18/...-league-ngffl/

Also, ''Hard Knocks'' this year will feature the Bengals, Browns, Ravens, & Steelers, instead of just 1 team. This will happen reportedly over the final 6 weeks of this year's N.F.L. regular season.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...bengals-browns

[NikNak]

Thanks for the news.

[stlavin95]

Thanks for that

[NikNak]

The new season starts soon.

[canflam]

Yeah. There has been some news. Safety Jamal Adams has signed with Tennessee.

https://www.nfl.com/news/titans-sign...ty-jamal-adams

Also, this happened:

Sunday Ticket jury orders NFL to pay fans $4.7 billion in damages / The NFL lost this round of a class action lawsuit over its DirecTV-exclusive package of out-of-market games but says it will appeal the verdict.


The NFL has been hit with a $4.7 billion verdict in a class action antitrust lawsuit filed on behalf of residential and commercial customers who paid for its Sunday Ticket package on DirecTV from 2011 through 2022.

Originally filed in 2015 by the Mucky Duck sports bar, the lawsuit claimed that the league and its teams had conspired to give DirecTV an illegal monopoly on out-of-market games until YouTube took it over, starting with the 2023 season. The plaintiffs noted that other leagues distributed live, out-of-market games through multiple providers instead of just one exclusive partner like the NFL and argued during the case that the setup not only inflated the price of Sunday Ticket but also forced viewers to pay for games during weeks when their preferred team wasn’t playing.

Courthouse News reports that during the trial, evidence showed that the NFL turned down bids for the package that would’ve made the offer cheaper, more flexible, and available to millions of additional customers. Before YouTube snagged the exclusive package that it now sells for $349 per year, the report says that an email from the NFL’s chief media and business officer showed ESPN proposed offering Sunday Ticket for $70 per year and allowing fans to buy a package for just one team.

After a three-week trial, ESPN reports the jury deliberated for almost five hours before reaching the decision. They awarded $96 million in damages to the bars and restaurants and $4.7 billion to customers, according to USA Today, which, if it stands, could be tripled under federal law.

A statement from the NFL given to multiple media outlets said the league would appeal the decision. Front Office Sports reports that US District Court Judge Philip S. Gutierrez, who dismissed the case in 2019 but later ruled it could proceed as a class action, could still throw out the verdict, and post-trial motions are set for a hearing on July 31st.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/27/2...erdict-damages

[NikNak]

Thanks for the news.

[canflam]

You are welcome. The N.F.L.'s Hall of Fame game will be on August 1st this year between Chicago & Houston if ones are interested in seeing some football in this league.

[NikNak]

Originally Posted by canflam (View Post) You are welcome. The N.F.L.'s Hall of Fame game will be on August 1st this year between Chicago & Houston if ones are interested in seeing some football in this league.

Nice.

[stlavin95]

Only a couple more weeks into the regular seasons starts

[canflam]

Yes. I will get our Week 1 N.F.L. Pick the Winners thread up this week for ones to have more time make their picks. Here is a link to recent N.F.L. roster cuts:

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/n...adline-passes/

[Summer Falls]

Originally Posted by canflam (View Post) Yes. I will get our Week 1 N.F.L. Pick the Winners thread up this week for ones to have more time make their picks. Here is a link to recent N.F.L. roster cuts: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/n...adline-passes/

Thank you

[Logan]

I never thought the New England Patriots would be that bad that they couldn’t even score a touchdown against the New York Jets and Aaron Rodgers. At one point in the third quarter the patriots at three holding calls by the same player on their offensive drive.

[canflam]

That is tough. The Bills lost Stefan Diggs & Gabe Davis, but still have a significantly better offense currently than the Patriots do. Josh Allen has something to do with that of course, but if you put him on the Patriots with their current roster, I still would have doubts that they would make the N.F.L. Playoffs this winter. Brisset has to improve certainly as I do not expect a quarterback change at next week for New England & hopefully for they won't need 1. In week 1 this N.F.L. season, there were 21 field goals made of at least 50 yards. That is an N.F.L. record for any single week