Judge Dismisses Action Over NFL’s “Undrafted” Series

On December 18, 2015, U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee dismissed a suit against the National Football League (NFL), which alleged that the league stole the idea for their Emmy-nominated television show, “Undrafted.”

Ricky Reed filed suit against the NFL, Roger Goodell, and eight NFL employees in March, claiming that the league had ripped off his idea for the television show “Undrafted.” In his complaint, Reed alleged that he contacted the NFL in August of 2013 to pitch an idea about a show that he thought …

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