In May 2014 it was reported that Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford was being investigated over an assault a Los Angeles Kings fan claimed he had suffered at Crawfords hand. Stay abreast of sports law developments with the industry's only bi-weekly newsletter devoted exclusively to the sports law field. Convicted go-between gets life sentence in law profs murder, Katherine Magbanua was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole for acting as the go-between in the murder of, For the past two years, I served as lead appellate counsel for the players on the U.S. Womens National Soccer Team in their equal-pay case against the U.S. Soccer Federation, writes Nicole A. Saharsky. the biggest sports law issue in 2017 is the federal involvement in what has been referred to as the " college basketball corruption scandal ," which involves charges against high ranking individuals at an apparel and shoe company, college basketball coaches and player managers who were all allegedly involved in a pay-for-promise scheme with Washington University School of Law. Constitutional Law: Freedom of Speech & Social Media On January 8, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari and agreed to hear an appeal of the July 2020 B.L. ncsl.org). Heres the latest issue of Sports Litigation Alert, the nations only subscription-based periodical reporting on the intersection of sports and the law. He filed a lawsuit seeking $20,000-plus in damages. In earlier legal proceedings, it was ruled that the team was protected by a legal standard that prevents it from being sued over various fan injuries, but the Supreme Court ruled that a mascot throwing a hot dog was outside the scope of protection. Geeslin allegedly suffered a bruised lung cavity and decided to sue Bryant for intentionally forearm[ing] him in the chest, before glaring at him and walking away without apologizing. C-36/74) Free movement of workers within the common market; discrimination based on I aint trying to get out of anything.. Following Geeslins death, his family decided to move forward with the suit, which sought an amount exceeding $75,000. It moved slowly through the legal system for another four years before Bryant finally decided to settle out of court in August 2012. At this point, a lawsuit has not been filed against Crawford, but Wongs claims seem to be setting the stage for something like that. Actually, a whole new low is a more accurate classification of what went on there. In December 2013 the Pittsburgh Steelers missed the postseason in heartbreaking fashion. Read the current issue of Sports Litigation Alert. Suing Sonntag, who has been agreeable and makes $5,000 extra per year by letting cars park on his property before home games, is the complete opposite of that. At the end of the days swim session, Dudas age group was the first to exit the pool, which was still crowded with more than fifty members of the two older age groups. Affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit in which three former college football players contended that online fantasy-sports games violated their statutory. for its refusal to allow colleges to compensate their players beyond scholarships and costs of attendance. Sports Litigation Alert tracks legal developments as they occur in amateur and professional athletics as well as legislative issues that impact sports law professionals. Updated: A California lawyer was unable to get his clients case reinstated when a federal appeals court rejected his excuse for missing a court deadlinethat he was in Illinois to see his sons professional baseball debut. Well, it wasnt really his handper TMZ Sports. Neither T.W. Liability for Sports Injuries: Duty to Provide a Safe Environment In July 2021, in Zimmer v. Billings School District, a case illustrating that one component of the duty of schools and athletic programs to provide a safe environment, is that sports facilities must comply with local safe building codes, a negligence lawsuit filed in state court in Billings, Montana was settled for $500,000 with family of an eight-year-old boy who in March 2018 fell 10-feet onto a hardwood floor through a safety railing on gymnasium bleachers at West High School. Michigan High School Athletic Association, U.S. District Court, 2001: The court rules the association is in violation of Title IX by requiring six girls sports to compete in non-traditional seasons. (314) 863-1117 1125 Olivette Executive Pkwy. Nov 10, 2022. In April 2010 the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia heard arguments in the case of Carl Mayer, a grudge-holding New York Jets fan who filed suit against the division-rival New . The issue is whether his on-field prayers constitute private or public speech only if public would his actions constitute an Establishment Clause violation and with the recent appointment to the Court of an additional conservative Justice (Coney-Barrett), there is a possibility the Supremes may now agree to hear an appeal of the Kennedy case. The plaintiffs were three cisgender (non-transgender) female track athletes who claimed that they had no chance of ever winning a race against transgender female tracksters because of their supposed physical superiority. Visit hackneypublications.com to learn more. 17-3051. In June, Fox Sports Sam Gardner published a great piece on the laughable lawsuit, listing a number of hilarious hypocritical acts. alcohol, tobacco, firearms, gambling), and disclosure mandates (e.g. The report on the front page of The Times said, "War struck suddenly and without . in addition to the request for a declaratory judgment, the plaintiffs alleged five additional causes of action: breach of contract and breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing, violation of the tennessee's consumer protection act (tcpa), negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract and breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing #120. Well, whats fair is fair. Alawsuit had been filed by transgender Idaho college and high school athletes in March 2020 after HB500 was enacted and the TRO issued by the federal court will bar its implementation pending a full trial in the case. In July 2014 a comically litigious New York Yankees fan filed an epic $10 million defamation suit against ESPN announcers Dan Shulman and John Kruk. Texas A&M successfully sued the Seattle Seahawks years back, resulting in a licensing agreement that allowed the Seahawks to use the phrase. Compatibility of certain sports regulations with Community law A. Eighty-one years ago today, on Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese bombers attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. But the ones that meet at that entertaining cross section tend to make the most headlines. M.I.A. If Rector thought comments were vicious before, wait until he reads the ones on articles about this ridiculous lawsuit and his assertion that he suffered intentional infliction of emotional distress. Those are going to strike a serious blow to his already fragile self-esteem. The trial court concluded that the mother had assumed the risk of injury by watching the game from the sideline, but the appellate court overturned the lower courts decision by ruling that assumption of risk applies only to inherent risks that are not exacerbated by a failure to exercise reasonablecare and that the defendant had significantly increased the risk of injury by allowing a spectator to stand directly next to the sideline and by having inadequate lighting on the field only half of the stadiums lights were illuminated, resulting in spectators in the victims location standing in near darkness where players running off the field could not see them. Astroworld 2021 was one of the deadliest concerts in U.S. history. One of the conclusions stated in the independent investigation was [t]here was a failure to identify escalating symptoms associated with exertional heat illness, including assessing vital signs, identifying the condition, and aggressively treating the patients elevated core temperature. And instead of unsubscribing from the text alerts, which he never attempted to do, he decided to sue the Penguins. Duda exited the pool, but somehow made his was back in without his water wings, and after the older age groups exited the pool, Duda was discovered floating unconscious in the shallow end, transported to a hospital where he was revived after more than an hour of cardiac arrest, but eventually died. All of the enacted/proposed state laws limit NIL rights to college athletes and include express written provisions excluding high school athletes, whose amateur status is to be regulated exclusively by state association rules. So you are probably wondering: How did we get from losing summary judgment and being entitled to $0 to getting $24 million and a guarantee of equal pay for the womens and mens national teams?. Show Preview. Which is why players are routinely fined and suspended for violating the leagues policy on substance abuse, but Colts owner Jim Irsayis free to drive around high as a kite with tens of thousands of dollars in his car, with no action from the NFL. Another legacy of the case and the many similar incidents that occur every year across the country is that, because the victims of hazing in school sports programs are almost always minors, district administrators and athletics personnel must be sure to fulfill their mandatory notification duties under state child abuse reporting laws. In subsequent games, the player sustained additional blows to the head, resulting in extensive medical problems allegedly arising from second impact syndrome. For his tremendous suffering, Williams was (and likely still is) seeking $10 million in punitive damages on top of $40 million in real damages. In the past, journal members wrote case summaries to provide a quick and comprehensive digest of court decisions to discuss the cases' future impact. Subscribe here or see a sample issue. Case.net is your access to the Missouri state courts automated case management system. Of concern to school and athletic personnel nationwide is the impact of NIL legislation on high school athletic programs and student- athletes, including those explicit provisions in NIL state laws related to high schoolers and their amateur status, the unintended consequences of NIL statutes on pre-college athletes, and the impact of state association policies on the preps. We are now accepting thoughtful, non-promotional articles and commentary by unpaid contributors. The undisclosed player has mild symptoms and is in isolation. The 22 states with NIL laws in effect as of the end of 2021 are CA, OR, AZ, NM, CO, TX, OK, MO, KY, LA, IL, MS, AL, GA, FL, SC, VA, NC, OH, PA, MD, and CT. Here is my list of the most important legal cases involving sports, fitness and recreation over the past 40 years. The standard of practice that emerges from such cases, many of which have occurred across the country in recent years, is that all schools should proceed with caution when considering punishment of or sanctions against student- athletes or coaches for expressing their political views, regardless of the ideological leanings of those views. And it goes both ways. One such case was filed in the United States Federal Court in Florida. From a landmark Supreme Court decision regarding amateurism to a stunning (and quickly foiled) European soccer conspiracy to lingering litigation resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant shutdowns, the year featured a bevy of sports-related suits and incidents that could shape the business of sports for years and decades to come. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. Specifically, Alana Gee claimed that the association was responsible Last month, voters in California dealt a massive blow to legal sports betting in California, or so it seemed. Updated: The Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. violated New York law when it used a flimsy ethics rationale to ban nearly 60 lawyers from Madison Square Garden venues, according to a lawsuit filed last week. protections for students designed to safeguard them against financial exploitation), prohibited industries for NIL deals (e.g. The Seminar will begin at 1 pm. On August 17, 2020, before the most recent Presidential election and before the issuance of EO 13988, in Hecox et al v. Little, a U.S. District Court in Idaho blocked the implementation of a state statute, Idaho HB500, limiting participation by transgender women and girls on university and high school athletics teams, concluding that the law violates the Equal Protection guarantees set forth in the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. We also publish 11 other sports law periodicals. Records at the American Arbitration Association revealed the initial suit was filed in March 201218 months after the performance. Acted for a current football player in relation to a dispute concerning an international property investment. Top 5 Sports Law Controversies to Watch in 2022 Michael McCann January 3, 2022, 9:01 PM With a baseball labor brawl, an aggrieved ex- NFL coach, crumbling college amateurism and a pandemic that. Similar cases arose during the last year, including the August 2021 arrest of an assistant high school football coach at Los Osos High School (CA) after a hidden camera was discovered in a female locker room and searches of his electronic devices led to the discovery of images and videos resulting in felony charges for the possession and production of child pornography. Ultimately, the appellate court sided with the lower courts assertion that Mayer had failed to prove he had any legal right to damages. dismissed from her squad for inappropriate postings on social media. The precise requirements set forth in each state statute, including restrictions on NIL agreements between endorsers and athletes (e.g. Liability for Sports Injuries: Concussions In July 2021, a U.S. District Court Judge in Oregon approved a settlement in Martin v. Hermiston School District, bringing to a conclusion a lawsuit originally filed in 2018 seeking damages for a concussion suffered by a sophomore player in a JV game. In July 2021, the coach stated that he will now request that the U.S. Supreme Court hear an appeal of the case. Engage your students with relevant topics making news today. tracks legal developments as they occur in amateur and professional athletics as well as legislative issues that impact sports law professionals. However, hell have a hard time playing the victim in court, considering he was later ejected from the game for taunting. Thompson even claimed negligence on Roses part, because the star point guard opted not to return immediately after being cleared to play by doctors. Criminal Law: Liability for Heat Stroke Death In July 2021, a Clayton County Georgia grand jury issued an indictment charging two coaches for the girls basketball team at Elite Scholars Academy, a charter high school in the Clayton County Public School System, with second-degree murder, second-degree child cruelty, involuntary manslaughter, and reckless conduct for the August 13, 2019, death of 16-year-old Imani Bell who collapsed and died from heat stroke during a required conditioning drill while running football stadium stairs in temperatures in the high 90s and a heat index estimated to have been 106 degrees. Liability for Sports Injuries: Duty of Supervision Pool Safety & Drownings In a September 2020 Illinois Court of Appeals ruling in Estate of Michal Duda v. Village of Bridgeview and Justice Illinois Park District, a case involving the duties of supervision, hiring and training of athletics personnel, proper technique instruction, and safe environment along with issues related to the difference between ordinary negligence (lack of reasonable care) and the higher standard of recklessness (willful, wanton behavior) necessary to override statutory immunity protections for public entities, a jury award of $21.5 million was upheld to the family of a six-year-old boy who drowned at a camp sponsored by Bridgeview and the Park District. You can search by name, filing date, or case number. Seems like a fairly reasonable request. Add to that the emotional investment people have in their teams and theres the very real (imagined) threat of inflicting long-term emotional distress. Clark Wong filed battery charges against Crawford for allegedly spraying him with a water bottle as he was ejected during the third period of Game 4 against the Kings. Criminal Law: Failure to Report Child Abuse In a situation reflecting the importance of schools and athletic programs taking proactive measures to ensure that all sports personnel, including athletic directors, coaches, athletic trainers, and other officials involved in high school sports, fulfill their obligations under state child abuse reporting laws, in August 2021, the AD at Chatfield High School (CO) was charged with a misdemeanor count of failure to report child abuse or neglect (under state law, he was a mandatory reporter) and both the AD and the schools principal were placed on administrative leave by the Jefferson County Public Schools related to an alleged hazing incident in July involving members of the schools baseball team. Legal tech company Rocket Lawyer said Thursday it has become an official legal services partner with NBA team the Golden State Warriors. This leave By Robert M. Hoffman Collegiate sport should always be a safe space for women and men, free of hostility, harassment, abuse, and assault from the peers and coaches they trust, yet this is often not the case. The Standard of Proof and the Threshold for Appeal in Sports Disciplinary Cases (The FA v Imran Louza) The decision of an Appeal Board dismissing the FA's appeal in the case of FA v Imran Louza1 is significant for t. 29 November 2022 | Chiemeka F. Nwosu Why The Nigerian National Sports Industry Policy 2022/26 Represents A Bold Statement Of Intent Our Sports Law team successfully conclude cases for sports people and sports associations on a regular basis. 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Ideal for the private sector or the, , which features an extensive archive of case summaries and guest articles written by sports law professionals, is published by veteran legal journalist Holt Hackney, whose company. his claims were subject to a four-year statute of limitations borrowed from Florida tort law." It held that the claims "accrued in 1991, the date of . And apparently his time is very valuable, because the class-action lawsuit was seeking $5 million in damages. By Billy Witz. Constitutional Law: NIL Issues in High School Sports On June 30, 2021, the day before a dozen state laws addressing Name, Image & Likeness (NIL) rights for student-athletes were scheduled to take effect, the NCAA adopted a set of interim rules allowing compensation for college athletes for the use of their NIL, regulations that will remain in place until a permanent NCAA policy or federal legislation is enacted governing the issue. Ideal for the private sector or the classroom. No apparatus was used for prompt cooling of the patient. The lawsuit asserted violations of several of the duties imposed on athletics personnel, including planning, supervision, proper technique instruction, safe playing environment, immediate medical response, and the key responsibility involved in the situation, the duty to monitor athletes for injuries and incapacities. ESPN.com reported on the lawsuit: The bench was uncovered and openly exposed to the extremely hot August sun. in september 2019, in another legal pronouncement illustrating the standard of practice that should be applied by sports officials, state associations, schools and coaches, with regard to dress codes, grooming requirements, hairstyle rules and similar policies affecting student-athletes, the new jersey division on civil rights and the new jersey Sports-related concussion cases have received a lot of publicity and this in turn continues to generate more cases. Constitutional Law: Freedom of Speech & Social Media On January 8, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari and agreed to hear an appeal of the July 2020 B.L. Lee Green is an attorney and Professor Emeritus at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, where for 30 years he taught courses in sports law, business law and constitutional law. For their part, educational institutions must do far more ByJulian Perlman, of BakerHostetler A federal district court granted a motion to dismiss filed by Major League Baseball (MLB) on the basis of its storied antitrust immunity. In a 9-0 ruling, the Court found the NCAA and its member schools and conferences violated Section I of the Sherman Antitrust Act by agreeing to limit how much each can compensate athletes for academic-related costs. His sweater was pulled up over his head, but officials stepped in before things escalated. Subscribe here or see a sample issue. Ideal for the private sector or the classroom. Its unclear how the whole thing turned out, but Goodwin probably won since we all know dressing up like a tiger at a golf tournament is protected in the Bill of Rights. According to The Smoking Gun, Shulman referred to the sleeping fan as oblivious, while Kruk, the networks color commentator, noted the ballpark was not the place you come to sleep. Which are both pretty reasonable observations, given the circumstances. They may implicate diverse fields of law, ranging from contracts and labor law to antitrust, discrimination, and intellectual property. Although school personnel are generally authorized to act in loco parentis (in the place of parents) when students are physically on-campus or engaged in school activities constituting the equivalent of being on-campus (e.g. v. Mahanoy Area School District decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upholding a March 2019 District Court ruling granting summary judgment to a cheerleader (B.L.) We deliver the lastest sports news to your Inbox 24 times a year. Just a thought. Disabilities Laws Applied To Athletic Programs In August 2021, a complaint alleging violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) was filed with the U.S. Department of Justices Office for Civil Rights against the Colorado High School Athletics Association (CHSAA) on behalf of a 16-year-old Coronado High School swimmer with Type 1 Diabetes who was disqualified from participating in the state championship swim meet because of the tape he was wearing to affix a blood glucose monitor to his arm to track his blood sugar levels. v. Mahanoy Area School District decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upholding a March 2019 District Court ruling granting summary judgment to a cheerleader (B.L.) 1083 ABA Journal Entertainment & Sports Law articles. The case was originally filed in federal court and asserted a violation of Title IX, the federal law protecting students from gender-based discrimination including that which might occur in school sports programs, and that which might occur through sexual harassment or sexual assault like in the Sugar-Salem case. In issuing the injunction, the District Court concluded, in making this determination, it is not just the constitutional rights of transgender girls and women athletes at issue, but the constitutional rights of every girl and woman Idaho. He sought $7,150 in damages, because that was the limit allowed in small-claims court. Constitutional Law: Freedom of Speech & Political ProtestsIn September 2021 an administrative agency complaint lawsuit was filed with the Florida Commission on Human Relations, Studley v. American Heritage School, asserting that the complainant, the former girls basketball coach at the institution, was fired for allowing his players to wear Black Lives Matter t-shirts during pre-game warm-ups (but not during the game itself), allegedly in violation of the schools jersey policy and without prior approval by school administrators. Athletes at Stanford filed a pair of lawsuits against the university on Wednesday in a last-ditch effort to force it to reinstate most of the 11 sports it is axing at . nor his parents have established a likelihood of success at a full trial on their constitutional claims. Two years later they filed a lawsuit against Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation, which manages Reliant, alleging they encouraged the use of alcohol prior to the game at a tailgate party held in the parking lot and failed to provide adequate security for the event, per the Houston Press. Playing on the road in San Diego, they needed the Kansas City Chiefs to beat the Chargers in order to make the postseason. When she joined the Clippers in 2015, Nicole Duckett was the first Black woman to serve as a chief legal officer for any NBA team. Mark Conrad - Two new pieces of Federal legislation that will have a significant impact on U.S. Olympic sports and international doping. 1. As of 2008, the Sports and Entertainment Law Journal no longer writes case summaries. Hills income took a major hit when the housing market crashed, and she asked the Skins to wave her $5,300-per-year contract for two loge seats behind the end zone for a year or two. Wow. The Vermont Supreme Court restored to the jury award the 40% deduction of damages ($186,666), concluding that it had been an incorrect (and offensive) application of comparative negligence principles for the lower court to find that the victim had in any way been contributorily negligent when he was sexually assaulted. In March 2001 one of the Philadelphia Flyers craziest fans climbed into the penalty box to fight Toronto Maple Leafs notorious enforcer Tie Domi. Schools and athletic programs must provide written information to all personnel regardingthe details of their state law, in-service all personnel on the critical importance of satisfying their obligations pursuant to the state law, and monitor ongoing compliance by personnel with the state law. hijabs) and in swimming and diving, athletes may wear suits that provide full body coverage. The suit also asserted that his parents were not informed about the injury, that concussion protocols mandated by Oregon state law were not followed, and that the student-athlete was not administered proper cognitive testing to determine his preparedness to safely return to play. Washington State Former Washington State University Head Football Coach Nick Rolovich has filed a lawsuit against the school, arguing that he was unjustly fired on Oct. 19, 2021 for refusing to follow the state's vaccine mandate for public employees.. Gee Verdict Will Make It Harder for Plaintiffs to Sue NCAA in Concussion Cases Dec 2, 2022 The restoration of the policy that the definition of the word sex in Title IX refers to gender identity will likely affect the outcome of OCR complaints, federal lawsuits, and proposed/ enacted state laws related to the sports participation rights of transgender students. Please find below a summary of some of our most recently concluded cases within this area. According to his lawyerper ESPN.com, Falcone suffered a gash on his forehead and got the heck beat out of him, went to the hospital, had not a lot of treatment, but somebody has to pay for it.. In February 2021, a wrongful death civil lawsuit was filed against the district, high school, school officials, athletic administrators, and coaches, claiming negligence by the defendants in failing to exercise reasonable care in fulfilling their duties of planning, supervision, selection and training of coaches, proper technique instruction, providing a safe playing environment (including assessing heat indices), monitoring athletes for injuries and incapacities, providing appropriate immediate medical assistance, and having in place an emergency medical response plan that could be promptly activated in such circumstances. He is being held on a $300,000 bail pending his criminal trial, and a civil suit against the district, school, administrators, and athletics personnel have yet to be filed. It was one of the more ill-advised decisions in the history of sports fans making ill-advised decisions. The standard of practice from the case is that school and athletics administrators must ensure that all sports facilities are inspected by someone with knowledge of local zoning and safety codes and that identified instances of non-compliance are corrected. In July 2014Deadspin reported that Texas A&M, which trademarked the term 12th Man back in 1990, was ready, willing and able to take legal action against any perceived threats to itsproperty? T.W.s first violation was a drunken driving arrest, his second was attendance at a party where widespread drinking was openly taking place, and his third was being present at an event to which police responded where drinking by minors was taking place and at which T.W. He had competed throughout the regular season without any concerns regarding the glucose monitor and he had an approved Section 504 plan in place allowing him to engage in management of his diabetes anytime, anywhere, during school activities, field trips, or other school-sponsored activity. When participating in a high-exertion activity such as swimming, constant monitoring is crucial to correcting fluctuations in blood sugar in order to prevent an individual from becoming hypoglycemic, hyperglycemic, or suffering an incident of diabetic ketoacidosis. The Legal Fallout of Sports Slowly "Returning to Normal". The coach is being held on a $500,000 bail pending his criminal trial and in October 2021, a class action civil suit on behalf of potentially several thousand female victims (every girl recorded nude or partially undressed dating back to the beginning of the current statute of limitations in 2015) was filed against the school district, school administrators, and other athletics personnel. In May 2017, off-campus and using her privately-owned phone, B.L. Seven states have enacted NIL laws that will go into effect between 2022 and 2025: MT, NV, NE, AR, TN, MI, and NJ. FanDuel, Inc. United States Seventh Circuit. All rights reserved. During theinterview with the Post, Hill was in tears discussing the possibility of bankruptcy and said, It really breaks my heart. The appellate court upheld the damages by concluding that the counselors had acted recklessly (willful, wanton conduct) because they were aware of the extreme danger of drowning for the four non-swimmers in Dudas age group, who could not stand even in the shallow end of the pool with their heads above water, and the counselors were also aware of Duda repeatedly removing his water wings, yet they still allowed him in the water without making him wear a full lifejacket and providing more intensive supervision. 1. Copyright 2003-2022 by Hackney Publications. The Coronavirus Pandemic Abruptly Transformed Sports as We Knew It For many Americans, the disruptive power of coronavirus first became evident on March 11. By Jeff Birren, Senior Writer Outstanding head coaches play a critical role for earning millions of dollars a year, and in turn rake in many tens of millions of dollars directly and indirectly from the football program. Since 2019, eight other states have enacted statutes similar to Idahos limiting sports participation by transgender females (MT, TN, WV, AR, MS, AL, FL, TX) and one state implemented restrictions through an executive order by its governor (SD). The combination of the black, marble bench and hot sunlight caused the bench to become extremely hot and unreasonably dangerous.. Per Fox Sports West, Wong insisted the water bottle contained backwash and caused serious irritation to his eyes and claimed he required medical attention. And in 2019, at age 16, during Super Bowl LIII, she was featured in the games top-ranked commercial titled NFL: 100-Year Game, in which an impromptu football game breaks out during a banquet for legends of the game ranging from Peyton Manning, Joe Montana, Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, and Emmitt Smith, to Patrick Mahomes, Baker Mayfield, Christian McCaffrey, Tom Brady, and Rob Gronkowski, with its conclusion showing Samantha Gordon with the ball running circles around the pros in a ballroom that has been completely destroyed by the pickup contest. 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