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SMITH v. PRO FOOTBALL, INC.

Nos. 76-2135, 76-2136.

593 F.2d 1173 (1978)

James McCoy (Yazoo) SMITH v. PRO FOOTBALL, INC., a Maryland Corporation, a/k/a Washington Redskins and the National Football League, Appellants (two cases).

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 9, 1978.

As Amended November 22, 1978.

As Amended January 31, 1979.

Rehearing Denied February 1, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. McKay, Paul J. Tagliabue, and C. Michael Buxton, Washington, D. C., on the brief for the National Football League.

Bernard I. Nordlinger and Robert B. Frank, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for Pro-Football, Inc.

Stuart H. Johnson, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom R. Kenneth Mundy and Mozart G. Ratner, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for James M. (Yazoo) Smith.

Before McGOWAN, MacKINNON and WILKEY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by WILKEY, Circuit Judge.

Opinion filed by MacKINNON, Circuit Judge, concurring in part and dissenting in part.

WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

This private antitrust action challenges the legality of the National Football League (NFL) player selection system, commonly called the "draft." The plaintiff is James McCoy (Yazoo) Smith, a former professional football player who played one season for the Washington Redskins after being...

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