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NFL Union Ordered to Pay $28M in Madden Royalties to Retired Players

by Nick Breckon, Jan 28, 2009 4:40pm PST

The National Football League Players Association has been ordered to pay retired NFL players $28.1 million following a legal dispute over royalties, including unpaid licensing profits from Electronic Arts' Madden series.

A San Francisco federal court passed a $7.1 million judgment in favor of the players last November. This new lawsuit, filed on behalf of 2,062 former NFL players, adds $21 million in damages to the total sum, according to Bloomberg.

The retired players were used in Madden recreations of classic NFL teams. The NFLPA argued that the retired players were not covered under its exclusive licensing deal with Electronic Arts.

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The EA/NFL exclusivity deal has really hurt both the NFL and EA. It has cost everyone involved millions of dollars, all to keep 2K Sports from making a NFL game.

Jan 29, 2009 2:46pm PST

The EA/NFL exclusivity deal has really hurt both the NFL and EA. It has cost everyone involved millions o... : chunkenmaster

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The NFL PA is one of the most disgusting "unions" on the planet. Their treatment of retired players is appalling, and I'm so glad they lost this case. The only shame is that $14,000 per player isn't nearly enough.

Jan 28, 2009 5:00pm PST

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The NFL PA is one of the most disgusting "unions" on the planet. Their treatment of retired players is a... : treefingers1
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- I couldn't agree more. : datim

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This just in: Nobody cares.

Jan 29, 2009 2:05am PST

This just in: Nobody cares. : psamathos

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Any word on how much each retired player would actually get after lawyer fees and all?

Jan 29, 2009 12:49am PST

Any word on how much each retired player would actually get after lawyer fees and all? : pudd

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HBO Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel did a pretty good episode about this last week. Definitely worth watching if you have HBO.

Jan 28, 2009 5:09pm PST

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HBO Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel did a pretty good episode about this last week. Definitely worth watch... : socksta
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  what was the gist of it, for those of us who can't. would be interested to know. : yacoub35
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    It was really sad but I'm not entirely sure this $28 million is justified. A lot of the older players in ... : socksta
    - In the episode they showed a lot of older players in their 50s, 60s, and even 70s who were in very bad ph... : socksta

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I've never seen screenshots for this generation of football games. The last one I saw was for the Xbox (or maybe it was for PS2?). It looks pretty good.

Jan 28, 2009 7:51pm PST

I've never seen screenshots for this generation of football games. The last one I saw was for the Xbox (... : Jobos

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$10 that the NFL forbids EA from using classic teams in the next version of Madden now.

Jan 28, 2009 5:43pm PST

$10 that the NFL forbids EA from using classic teams in the next version of Madden now. : SolrFlare

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Wonder how much they made for the EA exclusive deal.

Jan 28, 2009 4:50pm PST

Wonder how much they made for the EA exclusive deal. : Pettytheft

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I wonder how this will affect future negotiations between the player's league and EA

Jan 28, 2009 4:50pm PST

I wonder how this will affect future negotiations between the player's league and EA : dedgecko

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