Oct 10, 2026 · 55 min · 25 segments
Brian's Beat airs Saturday afternoons on WBSM in New Bedford, Massachusetts, bringing Brian Thomas' unique perspective on all things SouthCoast.
Hey, Brian.
How are you?
Very good.
Good to hear.
Well,
today.
well...
The New York Jets fireman fan that you used to see up in the stands, he tried to sue the NFL.
And the NFL team of lawyers argued to the judge that the league is legally classified as sports entertainment.
It is, yeah.
that the NFL lawyers also argued that the 32 individual teams function as a single entity for certain intellectual property licensing and business operations in the marketplace rather than completely independent competitors for every commercial purpose.
The lawyers noted that the NFL competes in the broader entertainment marketplace for consumer attention and advertising dollars, which is true of all commercial sports leagues, movie studios, and streaming platforms.
And the late Bud Grant, one year before he passed away in an interview, he said that he was asked about his losses in the Super Bowl.
He says, it's sports entertainment.
The sun will come up the next day.
So it's sports entertainment.
A lot of people, you know, they get all worked up and all of that.
Hey, Brian.
How are you?
Very good.
Good to hear.
Well,
today.
well...
The New York Jets fireman fan that you used to see up in the stands, he tried to sue the NFL.
And the NFL team of lawyers argued to the judge that the league is legally classified as sports entertainment.
It is, yeah.
that the NFL lawyers also argued that the 32 individual teams function as a single entity for certain intellectual property licensing and business operations in the marketplace rather than completely independent competitors for every commercial purpose.
The lawyers noted that the NFL competes in the broader entertainment marketplace for consumer attention and advertising dollars, which is true of all commercial sports leagues, movie studios, and streaming platforms.
And the late Bud Grant, one year before he passed away in an interview, he said that he was asked about his losses in the Super Bowl.
He says, it's sports entertainment.
The sun will come up the next day.
So it's sports entertainment.
A lot of people, you know, they get all worked up and all of that.
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