Fantasy Managers File Class-Action Lawsuit Against Lamar Jackson For Getting Injured on First Play From Scrimmage
BUFFALO–After returning to the lineup following a three-game absence due to an ankle injury, Lamar Jackson gave a huge middle finger to fantasy managers when he exited the game with a hand injury on the very first play from scrimmage Sunday against the Buffalo Bills.
And now fantasy managers are fighting back.
In a stunning development, a group of managers has filed a class action lawsuit against Jackson, seeking $72 million from the former league MVP for emotional pain and suffering.
“It’s one thing to miss time with a high ankle sprain, I get that,” irate fantasy manager Tom Schoppel from Moscow, Idaho said. “But to then come back and hurt your thumb on the very first play from scrimmage? What are the chances? It was clearly deliberate.”
Other managers, like Dave Jenkins from Tampa, Florida, agreed. “Lamar did this on purpose just to fuck with me. Now I’m taking a fat goddam goose egg from my QB, and my asshole brother Larry who doesn’t even bother to set his lineup is going to beat me with Cam Ward and Jauan Jennings.”
The lawyer handling the case, Gloria Allred, is the same lawyer who sued McDonalds for defrauding customers by falsely implying the McRib sandwich contains actual rib meat. Ms. Allred says this case is no different.
“Mr. Jackson, like McDonalds, made a pact with the public. But instead of rib meat, Mr. Jackson implicitly promised that he would play against the Bills and deliver approximately 32.4 fantasy points. But in fact, Mr. Jackson delivered zero, showing reckless disregard for the playoff implications of fantasy leagues world wide. It is my belief that Mr. Jackson defrauded fantasy managers with his actions. And I will prove it in court.”
At press time, the judge in the case, the Honorable Gerald Jorgensen, refused to dismiss the case, due to the fact that Jackson was plaintiff Tom Schoppel’s number one draft pick, and therefore carried the burden to perform as such.
