Howie Roseman's JD Path, Eagles OL Indicted, Joe Mixon Menacing, Brian Flores to MIN, & Mat Ishbia 29-0-1

Welcome back to THE Sports Law Podcast! We keep you up to date on everything at the intersection of sports and the law! Dan Lust is joined by our resident DA, Matt Tympanick (@TympanickLaw).

Howie Roseman is the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Philadelphia Eagles, but how he got there is an inspirational story for all those that aspire to work in sports law. (2:03) Roseman was determined to land a job in the NFL, writing over 1000 letters to NFL teams. Until Roseman heard the advice that launched his career, "go to law school." Following his time at Fordham Law school he started with the Philadelphia Eagles, and it ten years’ time he took over as General Manager.

Sticking with the Eagles, Josh Sills was a rookie offensive lineman for the team and was recently indicted on rape and kidnapping charges. (7:36) Sills has been placed on the Commissioner’s Exempt List pending the criminal proceedings. Matt dives into the facts about these charges and the strength of the prosecution, as well as what Sills' future punishment could be. Mandatory under Ohio law, if Sills is convicted he will face jail time. Dan questions the line that is draw for placing players on the exempt list, comparing Watson, Kamara, and Sills.

Joe Mixon was charged with aggravating menacing for allegedly pointing a gun at a woman. (15:35) However, the prosecution dropped those charges with the report of continued gathering of evidence and they could potentially refile the charges against Mixon. Matt discusses the possibility that the victim stated she wanted to drop the charges and/or was not being cooperative. Dan questions why the charges were dropped so quickly.

Brian Flores has been hired as the Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator. (21:53) Flores still has his class action lawsuit against the NFL and a number of teams for racial discrimination pending. Another member of that lawsuit, Steve Wilks, has also recently been hired as defensive coordinator by the San Francisco 49ers.

The NBA owners have approved Mat Ishbia's purchase of the Phoenix Suns. (30:30) The vote was 29-0 in favor of Ishbia, and the sole vote that was not counted was the Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert who abstained from voting. Gilbert and Ishbia have a rivalry that takes place off of the court, where Gilbert is the CEO of Rocket Mortgage and Ishbia is the CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage. This rivalry heated up back in 2020 when United Wholesale Mortgage was running advertisements that took some shots at Rocket Mortgage, and Ishbia has made comments recently about United being superior to Rocket. There is one beneficiary of this rivalry, Michigan State, which is the alma mater of both Gilbert and Ishbia, who have both donated large sums of money to the school in an effort to one-up each other.

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