Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedDavid Rosenthal: belief
27 Jan 2026 Acquired The NFL
“Pretty immediately the courts strike down this deal and there's about, I think a one to two month period where it's all in limbo.”
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- Speaker
- David Rosenthal
- Attribution
- Verified speaker
- Claim type
- belief
- Recorded
- 27 Jan 2026
- Publisher
- Acquired
- Episode
- The NFL
Transcript context
…No, this is one entity acting on behalf of itself. There's no collusion. There's no monopoly. Plus in this particular situation, they actually are in a competitive landscape against the AFL. There's strong argument to be made that this is not antitrust. That argument does not carry the day. No. Pretty immediately the courts strike down this deal and there's about, I think a one to two month period where it's all in limbo. And this is where the Kennedy relationships come in clutch for Rozelle and the NFL. Both the president and Bobby Kennedy in Congress and whip up enough support to pass through new congressional legislation. A new congressional act specifically to advantage the NFL.…
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