Bill Deni

3 kids, 1 wife, 1 cat. go'Gate; opinions = mine. NJ & NYC for work, sometimes Milan, but prefer Rome. Adjunct Prof of sports law & negotiations @setonhalllaw

[Bill Deni @Bill_Deni]

It’s absolutely not an unlimited sip club at this point. I signed up for unlimited drinks; not a hard cap of 30 per month. Is @panerabread really focusing on an additional 3,5 or 10 drinks over 30 days that cost less them than 25 cents each?

[Erin Dunn @littleredroach]

I would stop at @Panera this morning to use my Sip Club, but u want one this afternoon more. You know, since the Unlimited Sip Club is now not so unlimited. Don’t make me math, Panera. Will not be renewing unless it changes back.

[Bill Deni @Bill_Deni]

@FreddyLA7 University of Wyoming has a small stadium with a beautiful “wild west” experience.

You could also try to go to a smaller division game like the Ivy League or Patriot League. Those are all located in the Northeast. Very much like a 3.Liga game instead of a Bundesliga game

[Bill Deni @Bill_Deni]

@FartieFrenchie You’re really not going to concede that coffee can go to 3 so long as no sugar or syrups are added? C’mon!

Totally agree on the toast & meat.

[Bill Deni @Bill_Deni]

@rdd147 Aren’t those terms for Galaxy Digital; not $CRWV?

[Bill Deni @Bill_Deni]

@SBJ @Newsday Yikes!

[Bill Deni @Bill_Deni]

@MLFootball How about someone buys a house and just moves in? No video, no posts; just the solitary experience of the misery of moving with the joy of getting settled into a new home?

[Bill Deni @Bill_Deni]

@SportsTaxMan So 20% long term capital gain tax on the purchase price? Sheesh!

[Bill Deni @Bill_Deni]

Time to Park the 🚌 boyz!

[Bill Deni @Bill_Deni]

@FreddyLA7 Tell your friend to still come back to the USA. He can watch @USMNT get some wins!

[Bill Deni @Bill_Deni]

Likely owing him nothing. There are a couple of clauses the team can invoke to justify not paying him any additional money.

[Detroit Lions @Lions]

Lions announced today that they have released CB Terrion Arnold.

[Bill Deni @Bill_Deni]

Interesting if the workaround for this development is for him to sign as a street free agent. If he has the eligibility to enter the draft then he has it to sign a free agent contract, I think.

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

An obtained letter from Larry Ferazani, General Counsel of the NFL Management Council.

Dear Mr. Sorsby:

We are in receipt of your Petition for Special Eligibility, dated June 16, 2026 (“Petition”).  As announced earlier today, the League has elected not to conduct a Supplemental Draft this year.

Under our Collective Bargaining Agreement, the League retains sole discretion to determine whether it is appropriate to conduct a Supplemental Draft in any given year. The League has not conducted such a draft for several years and, prior to your submission, the League had no plans to do so this year, as no other player has sought entry. Your Petition—filed three business days before the deadline, without any supporting information or documentation, and only after abandoning your recent litigation efforts to avoid NCAA sanctions—does not provide a basis for the League to alter those plans. The issues presented by your Petition are too significant, and too closely tied to the League’s core integrity interests, to permit meaningful review within the timeline presented.

The sole reasons identified in your Petition for seeking entry into the Supplemental Draft are that you have been “declared ineligible” by the NCAA, have “exhausted all of [your] avenues to continue in the NCAA,” and “want to now play in the NFL.” The Petition provides no information regarding the basis for, or timing of, the NCAA’s decision. Public sources, however, indicate that in May 2026 the NCAA issued a determination declaring you permanently ineligible from participation in college athletics, based on a sustained pattern of improper gambling activity during your collegiate career at three different universities.

The League does not have the complete record of the NCAA’s investigation, and you did not provide any such materials with your Petition. Available information nonetheless indicates that, over the course of your collegiate career, you knowingly engaged in repeated and significant violations of NCAA rules designed to preserve the integrity of athletic competition. Reported conduct includes placing wagers on your own team and teammates and, to avoid detection, establishing or funding accounts in the names of intermediaries who placed bets on your behalf. There are also reports that you may have violated state criminal law.

Your Petition does not address these matters. Nor does it demonstrate accountability for your conduct or indicate whether, or how, you would adhere to the League’s rules and policies governing the integrity of competition. Instead, even after receiving notice of the NCAA’s decision rescinding your college eligibility in May, you sought to avoid the consequences of that determination through litigation rather than accepting responsibility for your actions, and you pursued entry into the NFL only after abandoning those efforts.

As Commissioner Goodell has emphasized, participation in the NFL is a privilege that carries with it significant responsibilities, including accountability. By all accounts, you are a talented player with the potential for future success. We encourage you to focus on preparing for possible entry into the NFL through the 2027 NFL Annual Draft.

Sincerely,
Lawrence P. Ferazani, Jr.

[Bill Deni @Bill_Deni]

@AndrewBrandt Great point here re: Jeff. He and his team at Winston Taylor will have a busy few days. Tough to win when the “integrity of the game” clause is invoked by Larry.

[Bill Deni @Bill_Deni]

Larry’s biggest weapon in these types of situations is the “integrity of the game” clause. Not saying he’s wrong here. Just saying that the integrity clause encompasses a broad swath of determinations.

[Albert Breer @AlbertBreer]

The NFL has decline Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby's application to enter the supplemental draft. @SINow has obtained the letter the league sent to Sorsby to inform him of the decision.

Here is the text of it ...

[Bill Deni @Bill_Deni]

@MLFootball @wufosports @lisaunger_716 @BuffaloBossBabe @buffalobillsbae @TitleTalkTCL @jerrythornton @KingOfPhinland @B_Shousejr @nyjetsfansonly @NyjMike Revenue seems impressive. But profit is where the 💰 is at!

[Bill Deni @Bill_Deni]

Maybe this hire will get the Ultras back in their seats?

[S.S.Lazio @OfficialSSLazio]

Benvenuto, Mister 🤝🩵

#AvantiLazio

[Bill Deni @Bill_Deni]

My man better be getting his steps in every day…dude is eating like a beast! Buon apetito!

[Freddy🇩🇪 @FreddyLA7]

First evening in Michigan.

A beautiful sunset. Great food and the World Cup on TV. A perfect way to end the day.

[Bill Deni @Bill_Deni]

@ibeernest_ I’m surprised that a mediocre game with no implications for anything related to the next round isn’t selling tickets below face value value

…especially in LA!

We’ll wait and see

[Bill Deni @Bill_Deni]

@BenHorney @FOS That’s alot of Morgan & Morgan lawyers who won’t be able to attend a concert at the Sphere, catch a show at Radio City or anything at MSG.

[Bill Deni @Bill_Deni]

….and so what? All of those stadiums have provisions in their contracts for an event like this. Those sponsors agreed to and signed those contracts. Interesting information but certainly not a legal issue

[Alex M. Silverman🏒⚽️ @AlexMSilverman]

According to research from @NVGTInsights, stadium naming-rights sponsors will forgo approximately $135 million in global media exposure due to FIFA's policy requiring the removal of their branding from World Cup venues. @fenwaydb has details at @SBJ: https://t.co/t28MEH3zFT

[Bill Deni @Bill_Deni]

He can’t receive double punishment from Tech and the league. Perhaps the league could suspend him for more games.

[AngryScoutVet @NotSoAngryScout]

I have not seen the Tech backup QB play. Is he awful? if I’m him I see how desperate Tech is to fight to keep a guy on field who did things the wrong way and wonder if they have confidence in me at all.