By David Dodge
- Feb 24
“Held to a Higher Standard” – A Roadmap for Professional Sports
Repeating history, the major professional sports leagues in the U.S. continue to be plagued by scandals involving, among other issues, allegations of sexual and domestic abuse, opioids abuse, and racial discrimination in the hiring of football coaches. Recently, the subject of fixing the results of NFL football games hit the news in the form of an allegation by former Miami Dolphins’ head coach Brian Flores that he had been offered by the team’s owner $100,000 per game to los
By David Dodge
- Feb 19
House Oversight Committee Holds Roundtable with Former Washington Football Team Employees
On February 3, 2022 the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy held a hybrid roundtable with six former Washington Football Team (WFT) employees to discuss issues of alleged misconduct within the WFT (now the Washington Commanders) and the National Football League’s (NFL) alleged failure to take steps to prevent sexual harassment and verbal abuse within the team under team owner, Dan Snyder. Holding a public roundtable or
