Lawyer Filing Suit Against the NFL Over Sunday’s Scrapped Hall of Fame Game

Sunday night was a black eye for the NFL as the annual Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio was scrapped due to poor playing surface at Tom Benson Stadium.

The NFL is trying to appease fans by refunding them for their tickets, but that doesn’t seem good enough for one lawyer, who is going after the league.

That lawyer is Not good enough according to lawyer Michael Avenatti, who sued the league after the mix-up at Super Bowl XLV over seating. He’s going after the league on behalf of fans over expenses and other damages.

Attorney Michael Avenatti said on Twitter that he planned on “filing a class [action] within days. $0 for fan expenses is a disgrace.” Pro Football Talk confirmed the tweet came from Avenatti.

Sunday’s scheduled Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, between the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts was canceled because paint that was used on the midfield logo and both end zones caused the field to become unplayable. Officials from the Hall of Fame and NFL shut the game down due to concerns about player safety.

The Hall of Fame said on its website that fans will be refunded their money, whether the ticket was purchased on a credit card, by check or in cash.

I could not agree more with Avenatti on saying the fans in Canton got the shaft on Sunday night. Let’s say you traveled from Milwaukee to see Bret Favre go into the Hall on Saturday, and then you paid an extra night in a hotel, had food and even transportation expenses, and then didn’t get to see the Packers play – how is that fair to the fans who payed big money to make the trip?

I’m sure the all powerful NFL will escape the lawsuit somehow, but it’s a shame the fans (as usual) have to be the ones to suffer due to the NFL not having their act together.