Ep. 106: The Power of the NFL Commissioner and the Fates of Stefon Diggs and Christian Barmore, with Sports Law Luminary, Jay Reisinger

About this episode

Gabe Feldman interviews sports lawyer Jay Reisinger about the NFL Commissioner's power and the legal issues facing Stefon Diggs and Christian Barmore.

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I'm joined by the most prominent sports lawyer that you've probably never. Heard of. His name is Jay Reisinger, and he has represented some of the highest-profile professional athletes in the country in league disciplinary cases, salary, arbitration cases, and crisis management. If you're a pro athlete and you're in trouble, he's the man to see. Jay joins the pod to talk about the Stefan Diggs and Christian Barmore criminal charges, whether they might be sus...

People in this episode

Host: Gabe Feldman

Guest: Jay Reisinger

Topics covered

• NFL Commissioner
• sports law
• disciplinary cases
• athlete representation
• criminal charges

Keywords

• NFL
• sports law
• Jay Reisinger
• Stefon Diggs
• Christian Barmore
• disciplinary cases
• athlete representation

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