DEDHAM, Mass. — A sports law expert is weighing in on how the NFL could respond to allegations involving players Stefon Diggs and Christian Barmore, and what steps the league may take moving forward.
Michael McCann, founding director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, joined Kerry Kavanaugh on Boston 25 News Now at 5 to discuss the potential significance of the allegations and how quickly the league could act.
McCann also explained the NFL commissioner’s exempt list, a mechanism that allows the league to sideline players with pay while investigations are ongoing.
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