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The may need to fork up a hefty bill thanks to a position they were put in by the NFL.According to ESPN, that the league violated anti-trust laws with their proce s of selling NFL Sunday Ticket.The jury awarded $4.7 billion in residential cla s damages and $96 million Yogi Berra Jersey in commercial cla s. However, the NFL could be liable to pay upwards of $14.39 billionbecause damages can be tripled under federal antitrust laws.They may have to wind up paying that bill. If they do, that figure will be spread out among all 32 teams.That means the Giants may be on the hook for a $450 million bill.MORE GIANTS: | | | The lawsuit stems from DirecTV being the only supplier for out-of-market NFL games from 2011 Greg Bird Jersey -2022 and that the service was being sold at an inflated priceprices were inflated, per ESPN.The lawsuit covered 2.4 million residential subscribers and 48,000 busine ses in the United States who paid for the package of out-of-market games from the 2011 through 2022 seasons on DirecTV. The lawsuit claimed the league broke antitrust laws by selling its package of Sunday games at an inflated price. The subscribers also say the league restricted competition by offering “Sunday Ticket” only on a satellite Drew Hutchison Jersey provider.The NFL is appealing the ruling it said in a statement Thursday.”We are disappointed with the jury’s verdict today in the NFL Sunday Ticket cla s action lawsuit. We continue to believe that our media distribution strategy, which features all Aaron Judge Jersey NFL games broadcast on free over-the-air television in the markets of the participating teams and national distribution of our most popular games, supplemented by many additional choices including RedZone, Sunday Ticket and NFL+, is by far the most fan friendly distribution model in all of sports and entertainment.”We will certainly contest this decision as we believe that the cla s action claims in this case are basele s and without merit. We thank the jury for their time and service Lou Gehrig Jersey and for the guidance and oversight from Judge Philip Gutierrez throughout the trial.”Should the NFL lose its appeal, changes would be made to the current NFL Sunday Ticket format, which is on YouTubeTV.For , check out Kevin Hickey’s work on . Be sure to check out our every day for the best and latest New York Giants news and analysis.
