History of NFL Player Advocacy, Concussion Protocol & Player Safety

Welcome back to THE Sports Law Podcast that keeps you up to date on all the latest in the intersection of sports and the law. This week we cover player advocacy and safety with two great guests!

The Sports Law expert Jim Quinn joins us again! (9:05) Jim discusses his representation of NFL legend Marvin Powell, who has recently passed away. Powell was a lead advocate for free agency in the NFL. Quinn filed a lawsuit against the NFL with Powell as the lead Plaintiff attacking the NFL reserve clause. Quinn dives into his career in advocating for free agency across many sports. Quinn currently has the lawsuit against the MLB for antitrust violations and as an attack on the MLB antitrust exemption. The status of that case is currently in discovery, with the goal of the Supreme Court to take down the exemption.

Jim Quinn has a book out called Don't Be Afraid to Win: How Free Agency Changed the Business of Pro Sports. You can purchase it here.

Former NFL player Rich Ohrnberger (@ohrnberger) joins to talk about the NFL concussion protocols. (36:12) Tua Tagovailoa has been diagnosed with a concussion after his second straight week of taken a big hit to the head. Rich talks about his experiences with the NFL concussion protocol and his take on the Tua situation. The Dolphins are being investigated for how they handled the concussion protocol with Tua.

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