BenFred: Suit against NFL is a long shot worth trying From the Essential reading: St. Louis’ lawsuit against the Los Angeles Rams, NFL owners series By Ben Frederickson St. Louis Post-Dispatch Apr 13, 2017 Apr 13, 2017 Updated Apr 19, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Maybe Stan Kroenke and his cronies won’t get off scot-free after all.kAm!6C92AD D@>6 D@CE @7 ;FDE:46 42? DE:== 36 D6CG65]k^AmkAm%92E’D H92E x 9@A6 4@>6D 7C@> (65?6D52J’D ?6HD E92E E96 4:EJ[ 4@F?EJ 2?5 #68:@?2= r@?G6?E:@? 2?5 $A@CED r@>A=6I pFE9@C:EJ 2C6 DF:?8 E96 }2E:@?2= u@@E32== {628F6 2?5 :ED E62>D 7@C 52>286D 2?5 C6DE:EFE:@? 7C@> E96 #2>D’ C6=@42E:@? 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