In 2022, Dolphins receiver Odell Beckham Jr. sued Nike for $20 million. Although he has declared victory, he ultimately got nothing.
Via multiple reports, an Oregon judge ruled on Thursday that neither Nike nor Beckham breached their contract. Neither was required to pay a penny to the other.
Beckham started the legal fight with a $20 million claim against the shoe and apparel giant. Nike eventually sued him for customizing his gear in a way that violated the contract.
“With this verdict, all of Mr. Beckham’s claims have been decided against him without any monetary award,” Nike said in a statement issued to Complex.com. “The decision confirmed that Nike complied with its commitments. Nike is grateful to the jury and the Court for their careful attention to this case.”
Both Beckham and Nike have the right to appeal the decision. If Beckham does, it will undermine his declaration that “JUSTICE WAS SERVED” as to the claim he made against Nike.
The man who once said “I’m not going to be the Alabama coach” is about to have his name on the Alabama field.
Via Nick Kelly of AL.com, an agenda released on Thursday says that the “honorary degrees and recognition committee” of the University of Alabama system board of trustees will meet to consider a resolution for “a naming at Bryant-Denny Stadium at UA.”
The most obvious candidate for that distinction is Nick Saban, who coached the Crimson Tide from 2007 through 2023 and won six national championships.
Saban previously worked as an assistant coach in the NFL, before coaching at Michigan State and LSU. He left the college game for the Dolphins. After two years — and after saying he wouldn’t be the Alabama coach — he accomplished more there with one team than any college football coach has ever done.
The move is a bit surprising, since the new revenue demands of college football seemingly require holding back things that can be sold to the highest bidder, not given away for free.
Unless they plan to eventually call it something like “Nick Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium Presented by Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies.”
The Dolphins placed a pair of pass rushers on their physically unable to perform list on Thursday.
The team announced that Bradey Chubb and Jaelan Phillips have both landed on the list. It’s not a surprise in either case as Chubb is working his way back from a torn ACL and Phillips is recovering from a torn Achilles.
Both players can be activated at any time, but the injuries came late in the 2023 season so they may not be cleared to go before the start of the regular season.
Linebacker Cameron Goode and offensive lineman Isaiah Wynn are also on the list. Goode ended last season on injured reserve with a knee injury while Wynn was on the list due to a quad issue.
Running back Salvon Ahmed is on the non-football injury list. He can also be activated at any point.
Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill isn’t the only member of the offense calling for the team to give quarterback Tua Tagovailoa a new contract.
Left tackle Terron Armstead feels the same way. During an appearance on Up & Adams, the veteran tackle said he knows that there are a lot of intricacies involved in signing a quarterback to a sizable extension while expressing his belief that it’s in everyone’s best interest for the two sides to find the common ground that has eluded them to this point.
“It’s going to happen,” Armstead said. “Of course we stay out of the numbers and the negotiations, but it’s going to happen. We need Tua to go anywhere that we’re trying to go. All of our dreams, goals and aspirations are reliant on No. 1. The Dolphins know that, the organization knows that, the city, the league.”
Time is running out to get something done before training camp and Tagovailoa’s contract status will be a big talking point one way or another when the full team reports to work next week.
One member of the Dolphins draft class will open his first NFL training camp on the physically unable to perform list.
The team announced that seventh-round wide receiver Tahj Washington has been placed on the PUP list. He will not be able to take part in any practices or games for the team until he comes off the list and he can be activated at any time this summer. Should he remain on the list into the regular season, he will have to miss at least four games before being eligible to play.
Washington had 163 receptions for 2,449 yards and 15 touchdowns while starting 30 games at USC over the last three seasons.
The Dolphins also announced that undrafted safety Mark Perry has been placed on the non-football injury list.
