Lawsuits have been filed against the NFL over Sunday’s NFC Championship game. New Orleans Attorney Frank D’Amico says the non pass interference call in the final two minutes of regulation was egregious and demands a recourse.
“We have a court date set for Monday. We are filing on Roger Goodell in New York. He’s going to have to respond to the court by Monday,” said D’Amico.
An NFL rule gives NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell the authority to call the two teams back to the Superdome and resume the game from the point where the penalty should have been called. D’Amico says that’s the goal of his suit.
“We would prefer that it would be replayed from the point of the no-call. Put 1:49 back on the clock, give the ball to the Saints, first and goal from the five-yard line, and play it from that point,” said D’Amico.
And a Lafayette attorney is seeking an injuction to stop the Super Bowl. Legal analysts say these suits are not expected to be successful.
But D’Amico says the legal action is not a stretch as the no-call appeared to be a deliberate action and an example of a business not operating fairly by its customers.
“The courts in Louisiana have the right to enforce the rules and regulations of a corporation that is publicly doing business in the state. The NFL, they have an obligation to its customers to enforce the rules fairly. They are not doing so,” said D’Amico.
Governor Edwards has penned a letter to Goodell, expressing his disappointment with the outcome of the game as well. Edwards said while he doubts Goodell will change the outcome of the game, he suggested Goodell and owners should make sure there is some recourse on the field to make sure this doesn’t happen again.
