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Alex Blutman is a student at Harvard Law School and a member of the Labor and Employment Lab.

The Strike Zone—August 30, 2021

Aug 30, 2021 Alex Blutman

The NFL’s longstanding failure to hire non-white candidates into key coaching and executive positions has been well-documented, but a new ESPN analysis reveals much of the same lack of progress in college football. It was merely 1979 when Willie Jeffries became the first Black head coach hired to lead a Division I-A (now FBS, Football […]

The Strike Zone—August 16, 2021

Aug 16, 2021 Alex Blutman

Olivia Moultrie and the National Women’s Soccer League have settled the young phenom’s antitrust suit challenging the league’s 18-and-older age restriction. The two sides had previously filed a joint stipulation, which conditioned the settlement on District Judge Karen Immergut vacating two key findings from the case. Judge Immergut agreed, pending the Ninth Circuit remanding the […]

The Strike Zone—August 2, 2021

Aug 2, 2021 Alex Blutman

On July 5, we covered Carl Nassib’s announcement that he is gay, becoming the first player in the NFL to be openly out and just the second in the history of the four major North American sports. Just less than a month after the Nassib news, Nashville Predators prospect Luke Prokop became the first active […]

The Strike Zone—July 19, 2021

Jul 19, 2021 Alex Blutman

As previously discussed, the Supreme Court’s opinion in NCAA v. Alston was a narrow ruling on strictly antitrust grounds, but the decision has the potential to more broadly alter the landscape of collegiate athletics. That potential is already being realized, as a proposed collective and class action suit seeks to apply the court’s reasoning in […]

The Strike Zone—July 5, 2021

Jul 5, 2021 Alex Blutman

A little less than a year after its introduction at last year’s U.S. Open, the Professional Tennis Players Association recently announced the appointment of an executive director and advisory board, as the fledgling union effort seeks to make headway in mobilizing athletes of one of the world’s most popular sports. Tennis, a global sport with […]

The Strike Zone—NCAA v. Alston

Jun 22, 2021 Alex Blutman

In a much-anticipated decision, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the ruling in NCAA v. Alston, which found college sports’ governing body in violation of antitrust law by restricting the education-related benefits that schools could provide to student-athletes. Alston is the first domino to fall among the many recent challenges to the collegiate athletic model, and […]

The Strike Zone—June 21, 2021

Jun 21, 2021 Alex Blutman

Democratic senators introduced a bill on June 9 that would prohibit the appropriation of federal funds for the 2026 World Cup, which the U.S. is set to co-host, “until the date on which the United States Soccer Federation agrees to provide equitable pay” to the members of the men’s and women’s U.S. national soccer teams. […]

The Strike Zone—June 7, 2021

Jun 7, 2021 Alex Blutman

May 25, last week, was the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. Professional athletes marked the occasion by advocating for the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, building on the collective political action jumpstarted during last year’s NBA playoffs, which was highlighted by racial justice messaging and an unprecedented work stoppage. The […]

The Strike Zone—College Athlete Right to Organize Act

May 31, 2021 Alex Blutman

Congressional Democrats have pushed forward another front in the movement to reshape college athletics. A bill introduced on May 27 would make college athletes employees of their respective schools with the right to form unions and bargain collectively. The collegiate athletic system is under attack from three sides. Several suits, most notably O’Bannon v. NCAA […]

The Strike Zone—May 24, 2021

May 24, 2021 Alex Blutman

Welcome to The Strike Zone, a new biweekly feature dedicated to labor and employment developments in the world of sports. To kickoff this initial installment, we turn first to the National Football League (“NFL”). In response to a concerted effort by the National Football League Players Association (“NFLPA”) to encourage players to forego voluntary offseason […]

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The Strike Zone—August 30, 2021

The Strike Zone—August 16, 2021

The Strike Zone—August 2, 2021

The Strike Zone—July 19, 2021

The Strike Zone—July 5, 2021

The Strike Zone—NCAA v. Alston

The Strike Zone—June 21, 2021

The Strike Zone—June 7, 2021

The Strike Zone—College Athlete Right to Organize Act

The Strike Zone—May 24, 2021