"This could rattle the cage": Mike Florio predicts change in pricing as Roger Goodell set to testify in $6,100,000,000 NFL Sunday Ticket lawsuit
The NFL has been fighting the Sunday Ticket package lawsuit since 2015. Now, the case enters a new arena with high-profile witnesses scheduled to take the stand. Analyst Mike Florio contends that this case will prove a successful one for NFL viewers throughout the country.
This is a class action suit, involving 2.4 million residential subscribers and 48,000 businesses acting as plaintiffs against the NFL. They seek $6.1 billion in damages from the league, due to its practice of selling Sunday Ticket games as a bundle to out-of-market viewers. A figure that could balloon up to $21 billion due to its class-action nature.
On Monday, NFL analyst Florio made an appearance on ESPN’s ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ and shed more light on the ongoing legal battle. Apart from sharing the nitty-gritty of the legal case, Florio contended that this case could be enough for the NFL to change its behavior.
“So, however this plays out, it could force the NFL to really change the way that games are made available to consumers. And that's a win for all of us, regardless of the verdict.
“Regardless of what happens on appeal. This could rattle the cage enough for the NFL that they say, 'Maybe, we need to change the way this is, maybe we do need to make it cheaper'.”
On June 6, the opening arguments were made by both sides in front of California District Court Judge Philip Gutierrez. The case will continue to be heard by the court during the course of this entire week.
Apart from Roger Goodell, who else will testify in the NFL Sunday Ticket lawsuit?
A court hearing that has been in the making for almost a decade is set to have the who’s-who of the NFL testifying soon. Apart from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, the expected witness list could include the Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and the New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
However, it is not clear whether the witnesses will give their statements while being present in court, through a live video session, or a prerecorded video message.