Lawyer Steve Berman, co-lead attorney in the House v. NCAA antitrust lawsuit, said yesterday that he “thinks ‘the agreement we will reach with the NCAA will solve the judge’s concerns’ over roster limits that have delayed final approval,” according to Eddie Pells of the AP. Berman said that all is “on track to file paperwork by Wednesday,” which is U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken’s deadline for addressing concerns that prevented her from granting approval to the deal last month. Berman said that he “created a chart listing the several dozen athletes who lodged objections to the agreement based on roster limits.” He said that he “thinks almost every one will be offered a solution.” Berman acknowledged that the objectors “likely wouldn’t approve of the new deal being worked on.” He also “criticized” former college football coach and current ESPN analyst Nick Saban after reports emerged that he “was urging” President Trump to “undo damage he says has been caused by all the money flowing into college sports.” The Wall Street Journal previously reported Trump is “considering an executive order” that would “call for some sort of structure behind NIL compensation now going toward players” who are able to move more freely between schools. Berman said that he believes an executive order would “be subject to lawsuits.” Berman said his question is “why does the president need to get involved?” Berman: “Just because Nick Saban thinks he knows better and resents change?” (AP, 5/5).
Attorney confident NCAA agreement will address judge’s roster limit concerns
