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Maurice Clarett's Case Against The NFL

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Maurice Clarett filed a case against the NFL, arguing that its three-year rule acted as an unreasonable restraint on trade in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Act. On the other hand, the NFL argued that its three-year rule was shielded from antitrust scrutiny by the nonstatutory labor exemption. The district court favored Clarett making him eligible for the 2004 NFL Draft. However, the NFL requested that the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit hear its motion and declared that Clarett was not eligible to participate for the draft anymore.
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