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Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Feb. 4, 2025

NFL players, others who opted out of $2.5B settlement re-sue NCAA

College athletes, including NFL players Brevin Jordan and Anthony Gould, sued the NCAA and five conferences for antitrust violations, claiming restrictions on compensation are anticompetitive, after opting out of a $2.5 billion settlement.

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A group of current and former college athletes, led by some NFL players, sued the NCAA and five major sports conferences for antitrust violations after they opted out of the $2.5 billion antitrust settlement between the collegiate sports association and other athletes seeking compensation for use of their name, image and likeness.

The lawsuit, filed in the Northern District of California on Friday, accuses the NCAA and five of its conferences of continuing to violate antitrust law...

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