Why did the usfl sue the nfl

Trump insisted he and Rozelle were friends. Rozelle insisted he and Trump were certainly not friends. Trump insisted Rozelle wanted him in the NFL. Rozelle insisted he would rather have maggot-infected fungus overtaking his cranial lobe.

Then he would reiterate that the USFL was not going to make it. He made clear that it was Trump who reserved and paid for the Pierre suite. Or sympathetic. Or, for that matter, believable. I would watch the people on the stand, trying to read them. So he and I started looking at each other, and he tried to stare me down.

It was an obvious try at intimidation. He was not believable in anything he said. He came off as arrogant and unlikeable. A historic level of eye rolling filled the courtroom. Trump was lying. He was never a serious candidate to purchase the Colts. To him, it was small potatoes. Should It Do It Again? By Sean Gregory.

TIME Ideas hosts the world's leading voices, providing commentary on events in news, society, and culture. We welcome outside contributions. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of TIME editors. Related Stories. The 25 Defining Works of the Black Renaissance. District Court. But it will shake the USFL far more, perhaps to the ground. What the jury decided, after 31 hours of deliberation over five days, was that not only does the NFL enjoy monopoly power, but it also unfairly conspired to gain its competitive edge and did in fact violate antitrust law--"to exclude competition within major league football.

That constituted one of nine charges against the NFL. Likely, it is a knockout blow. We persuaded the jury of violations, in a case the NFL said was a nonsense case.

I mean, this is an interesting finding: Yes, there was conspiracy, yes there was intent. And then they say there was no overt act. Myerson had told the jury, and everybody else, that without a huge settlement, the USFL would surely die.

The jury finished the trial in as much confusion and misunderstanding as it had begun. England leads Poland by three points and has a healthy goal-differential advantage entering the final group game.

The former Raiders coach is suing the NFL, and people have thoughts about it. Home NFL. SI Recommends. By AP News. Mount St. By Justin Barrasso.