Overview
- A Case Conference Report filed this week lists Roger Goodell, Jeff Pash, Daniel Snyder, Mark Davis, Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, DeMaurice Smith, Brian McCarthy, and designees from the Giants, Jets, Seahawks, and Dolphins as potential witnesses.
- Gruden asks the NFL to turn over all 650,000 documents from the Washington investigation plus an alleged “Blackmail Powerpoint” tied to Snyder or Reed Smith, along with communications referencing him.
- The filing asserts losses totaling well over $150 million, citing lost employment, future opportunities, contract value, sponsorships, reputational harm, and legal and expert costs.
- Discovery is proceeding in Clark County while the NFL pursues a Jan. 23 appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court after a new denial of its bid to dismiss and continues to press for arbitration.
- The report says there have been no settlement talks, and the league and Goodell deny leaking the emails that led to Gruden’s 2021 resignation.