NFL Hits Billions in Sunday Ticket Antitrust Verdict

The decision in the “NFL Sunday Ticket” antitrust case came down Thursday, and the league got hammered. A group of “plaintiffs” who bought the package won a $4.7 billion verdict from a jury in Los Angeles, California, while the “bar owners” got $96 million.

According to the Hollywood Reporter:

The NFL says a Los Angeles jury on Thursday agreed with fans who claimed they overpaid for Sunday’s NFL ticket. The decision, which came after less than a day of deliberations, could force the league to change its broadcast model, making it the most popular sports league in the country.

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The jury in the NFL Sunday Ticket antitrust trial ordered @NFL pay $96 million in compensation to individuals conducting business activities and $4 billion in compensation to individuals conducting business activities.

NFL revenues last year were $19 billion.

History of @McCannSportsLaw come.

Loan:… photo.twitter.com/k7QteRKvna

— Sportico (@Sportico) June 27, 2024

A little more about what the legal basis of the decision covers.

The league was disappointed with—surprise!—the California court’s decision.

A federal judge ordered @NFL to pay $4 billion in residential damages and $96 million in commercial damages to fans and bars, respectively, in the Sunday Ticket case.

In the statement below, the league announces that it will appeal this decision. photo.twitter.com/pWpXEpfe4L

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) June 27, 2024

The damage could be more severe because antitrust damages could triple.

This #NFL was ordered to pay $96 million in commercial damages and $4 BILLION in residential damages under today’s guilty verdict in the Sunday Ticket antitrust trial.

Under federal antitrust law, that $4 billion actually becomes $12 billion. The plaintiffs demanded…

— Spotrac (@spotrac) June 27, 2024

This #NFL was ordered to pay $96 million in commercial damages and $4 BILLION in residential damages following today’s guilty verdict in the Sunday Ticket antitrust trial.

Under federal antitrust law, that $4 billion becomes $12 billion. Growers sought…

— Spotrac (@spotrac) June 27, 2024