USFL vs NFL - Football Day in Court | 6
Business Wars
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4.6 • 13.5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2019
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
The battle between the NFL and the USFL finally comes to a head. Donald Trump has bullied his way to the top of the USFL and pressured his league into suing the NFL for violating the Sherman Antitrust Act.
But the NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle is not about to back down. If the NFL settles now, they’ll be opening the floodgates to a slew of new competitors, and costly trials the league can’t afford. The only course of action? Dismantle the USFL so completely that no one even thinks to challenge the NFL again.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, prime members, you can listen to business wars at free on Amazon music. |
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| 0:07.0 | March 14, 1986, New York. |
| 0:17.3 | The NFL is playing defense against some of the sharpest legal minds money can buy. |
| 0:22.9 | A stern faced lawyer makes his case to the jury. |
| 0:26.3 | Ladies and gentlemen, the NFL has dedicated itself to destroying an upstart league. |
| 0:32.4 | It's wrong, it's sinister, but mostly it's un-American. |
| 0:36.9 | We are a nation of competitors. |
| 0:39.2 | He argues the USFL is but a small league up against a giant evil death star. |
| 0:45.8 | It's a compelling narrative. |
| 0:47.6 | Only this isn't the actual trial. |
| 0:51.3 | The man's a pretend lawyer in a mock trial. |
| 0:54.4 | His team is prepping NFL executives for their real day in court. |
| 0:58.8 | The upcoming heavyweight championship fight against the USFL. |
| 1:04.5 | The conference room is filled with anxious NFL owners and officials. |
| 1:08.5 | One might think the mighty NFL is confident what with its long reign is an American corporate |
| 1:13.6 | giant. |
| 1:14.9 | But it's not. |
| 1:16.3 | Inside the pretend courtroom with a pretend judge and the pretend jury. |
| 1:20.8 | The NFL's attorneys bring everything they've got. |
| 1:25.1 | The league's new lead attorney, Frank Rothman, is a quick, witted legal operator who measures |
| 1:29.7 | every word. |
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