Fanatics file a breach of contract lawsuit against rookie wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. of the Cardinals.
Marvin Harrison Jr. was chosen with the fourth overall choice in last month’s NFL Draft.
Arizona Cardinals rookie wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. is now in a legal battle with Fanatics.
According to ESPN, the clothing firm sued Harrison on Saturday night in New York Supreme Court, claiming that he had broken a contract they had signed in May of last year. Fans claimed that Harrison has “publicly asserted” that the contract doesn’t exist and that he has refused to carry out his end of the bargain.
Despite having paid Harrison twice, supporters said that he had “refused to fulfill his obligations” following “several requests.” Harrison “rejected or ignored every request” that was submitted, according to the company’s claims.
According to ESPN, the terms of the agreement were removed from the complaint and are still unknown. But the sale, which apparently cost at least $1 million, includes items like trading cards, autographs, clothing from the game, and more.
In the lawsuit, Fanatics claims that Harrison once claimed to have received an offer from a “large competitor” and that he received “competing” offers from other trading card companies, demanding that Fanatics match or surpass the other offers. The company claims that Harrison never showed any documentation supporting these claims. They added that he has been “negotiating competing agreements with other sports or collectible trading card companies.”
Harrison is said to have inked a contract with Fanatics in 2023. According to the story, he is not represented by an agent; rather, his father, Hall of Fame wide receiver Marvin Harrison Sr., did. The lawsuit states that they signed the agreement in May 2023 and that it was scheduled to expire this past month, right before the NFL Draft. Harrison hasn’t signed the collective licensing contract with the NFL Players Association yet either.
In its case, Fanatics is requesting “millions of dollars” in damages and a jury trial. Harrison was chosen by the Cardinals last month with the No. 4 overall pick in the draft. After an outstanding career at Ohio State, where he finished his final two seasons with the Buckeyes with more than 1,200 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns, he was regarded as the greatest receiver available in the draft.
