NFLPA Terminates Deal With Panini as Fanatics Takes Over
As reported by Front Office Sports, the National Football League Players Association has terminated its deal with Panini, six years earlier than it was scheduled to end.
The NFLPA terminated its trading card agreement “effective immediately” with Panini, according to an email distributed on Monday. Panini called the NFLPA’s decision “totally unwarranted and improper” in a statement on Tuesday.
Fanatics Countersues Panini in Latest Saga Among Trading Card Giants
“We believe the only party who benefits from this action by the NFL Players Association is Fanatics — not the players, not the leagues, and not consumers,” a Panini America spokesperson said in a statement to Front Office Sports and other outlets. “In addition to the NFL Players Association license, Panini has licenses with the NFL and over 360 individual players in the League. We will continue to honor all of our contractual obligations.”
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David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
