Whew! Shedeur Sanders bought some die-hard followers!
An nameless fan is suing the NFL for $100 million over Sanders’ disappointing fifth-round draft decide.
Sure, you completely learn that proper. The fan claims he suffered “emotional misery and trauma… as a fan and client” after watching the younger athlete get picked on Day 3 of the NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He says it was “irritating” to look at the 23-year-old phenom chosen because the 144th total decide.
Talking with The Impartial in regards to the federal lawsuit, he mentioned,
“This man was projected to be the primary or second decide, no later than the highest 5, and to look at mediocre gamers be chosen earlier than him… it was irritating.”
He went on to inform the outlet,
“And to have all of the NFL house owners collude and never draft him, it was mentally irritating and debilitating,” Doe, who mentioned he has no private connection to Sanders, continued. “For them to consider that they’ll simply do that and there’s no recourse, it has to cease.”
Oh Snap! Shedeur Sanders fan sues NFL for $100 million over ‘emotional misery’ from low draft decide
This fan ain’t taking part in—he’s repping himself in court docket!
Whew! This fan is critical—and get this: the nameless supporter, who owns a small logistics firm within the Atlanta space, is representing himself in court docket.
The person, solely recognized as John Doe within the Might 2 swimsuit, states that he’s a “devoted fan of Colorado soccer and has intently adopted Shedeur Sanders all through the 2023 and 2024 seasons.”
With that mentioned, Doe alleges in his swimsuit that the NFL violated the Sherman Antitrust Act, claiming staff house owners unfairly conspired “to affect the drafting course of… [and] to restrain commerce and restrict competitors inside the league.” He additionally claims the “selections made concerning Sanders could have been influenced by racial discrimination, violating his rights as a participant.”
Moreover, Doe believes that the NFL “could have engaged in unfair practices by misrepresenting the character of the drafting course of and the {qualifications} of gamers,” and that the league’s “actions and the dissemination of slanderous statements have triggered extreme emotional misery and trauma to the Plaintiff, leading to frustration, disappointment, and psychological hurt as a fan.”
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Neither the NFL nor Sanders has responded… but
The NFL or Sanders haven’t but reacted to this lawsuit. Nonetheless, the athlete beforehand shared how grateful he was to get chosen and be given an opportunity.
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