{"id":1741009,"date":"2022-11-16T06:30:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T11:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1741009"},"modified":"2022-11-16T10:34:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T15:34:00","slug":"odell-beckham-jr-says-nike-screwed-him-out-of-millions-files-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/odell-beckham-jr-says-nike-screwed-him-out-of-millions-files-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Odell Beckham Jr. Says Nike \u201cScrewed\u201d Him Out of Millions, Files Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fodell-beckham-jr-says-nike-screwed-him-out-of-millions-files-lawsuit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1741009&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Could Nike be shadier than we all assume?Free-agent wide receiver and NFL star Odell Beckham, Jr. is suing Nike for allegedly withholding tens of millions of dollars from his deal with the sports brand. <\/p>\n<p>That was announced on Monday in a statement from OBJ and his attorney, Daniel Davillier.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"386\" data-id=\"441991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gettyimages-1175141703-594x594-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-441991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gettyimages-1175141703-594x594-1.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gettyimages-1175141703-594x594-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gettyimages-1175141703-594x594-1-561x365-1.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gettyimages-1175141703-594x594-1-265x172.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gettyimages-1175141703-594x594-1-531x345-1.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gettyimages-1175141703-594x594-1-364x237-1.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gettyimages-1175141703-594x594-1-74x48.jpg 74w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gettyimages-1175141703-594x594-1-148x96.jpg 148w\" \/><figcaption>(Photo by Al Bello\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" data-id=\"441990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gettyimages-1430852733-594x594-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-441990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gettyimages-1430852733-594x594-1.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gettyimages-1430852733-594x594-1-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gettyimages-1430852733-594x594-1-561x374-1.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gettyimages-1430852733-594x594-1-265x177.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gettyimages-1430852733-594x594-1-531x354-1.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/gettyimages-1430852733-594x594-1-364x243-1.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gettyimages-1430852733-594x594-1-72x48.jpg 72w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gettyimages-1430852733-594x594-1-144x96.jpg 144w\" \/><figcaption>(Photo by Kevin Sabitus\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As relayed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/11\/14\/odell-beckham-jr-suing-nike-screwed-out-millions-contract-nfl\/\">TMZ Sports<\/a>, Beckham alleges that a five-year deal with Nike (signed in 2017) has withheld $20 million in potential earnings and that incentives in his contract were structured to purposefully keep him from earning his max figure. <\/p>\n<p>He also claimed that the company was withholding OBJ-branded shoe releases and that Nike flagged him for wearing customizable gloves and cleats over their mandated on-field promotion for Nike items.<\/p>\n<p>Per Beckham\u2019s account of his deal from 2017, Adidas emerged as a strong suitor to sign him \u2014 offering $47 million guaranteed \u2014 but was matched by Nike. Unfortunately, he alleges that deal stiffed him in the long run.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FhjzLF1XoAAZmAS.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-441985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FhjzLF1XoAAZmAS.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FhjzLF1XoAAZmAS-300x277-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FhjzLF1XoAAZmAS-768x710-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FhjzLF1XoAAZmAS-561x519-1.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FhjzLF1XoAAZmAS-265x245-1.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FhjzLF1XoAAZmAS-531x491-1.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FhjzLF1XoAAZmAS-364x337-1.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FhjzLF1XoAAZmAS-728x673-1.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FhjzLF1XoAAZmAS-608x562-1.jpg 608w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FhjzLF1XoAAZmAS-758x701-1.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FhjzLF1XoAAZmAS-52x48.jpg 52w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FhjzLF1XoAAZmAS-104x96.jpg 104w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FhjzLF1XoAAZmAS-600x555-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"h-beckham-fails-to-catch-the-fine-print-in-nike-contract\">Beckham Fails To Catch the Fine Print in Nike Contract<\/h3>\n<p>Odell\u2019s statement on his lawsuit read:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Being a Nike Athlete and Brand Icon was a dream I\u2019ve had since being a young boy. I wanted to be the next Michael Jordan, Bo Jackson, LeBron James or Kobe Bryant in the Nike Family. When Nike exercised its right of first refusal to match the Adidas offer and not only kept me as a Nike Athlete, but also made me one of their Brand Icons \u2014 my dream had been fulfilled. Unfortunately, Nike did not honor its commitments. Throughout our partnership, I have kept my promise and fulfilled my obligations to the brand. I am extremely disappointed that I\u2019ve had to take these measures to ensure Nike fulfills their obligations and promises. Today, I\u2019m taking a stand not just for me, but to set a precedent for all athletes who have dedicated their life to the sport they love \u2013 especially those who don\u2019t have the means to stand up for themselves. We are held responsible for fulfilling our obligations under our contracts, but we also have to hold powerful companies like Nike accountable for honoring their commitments too. I look forward to resolving this issue and hope we can start a real conversation about protecting athletes and their rights. This happens too often in the sports industry and it\u2019s time for change. As this is now a legal matter, please refer any questions to my attorney, Daniel Davillier.<\/p>\n<p><cite>Odell Beckham\u2019s lawsuit vs. Nike<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thinking big picture, this move by Odell may also have to do with him hemorrhaging money as part of a $750,000 Bitcoin salary he accepted with the Los Angeles Rams last season, which amounted to a mere $35,000 by year\u2019s end.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>OBJ remains a free agent as he awaits a full vote of confidence regarding his ACL tear from February. Recent reports indicated that the Dallas Cowboys, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/free-agent-wr-odell-beckham-jr-visits-ex-team-new-york-giants\/\">NewYork Giants<\/a>, Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers are currently leading the lottery to sign the 30-year-old wide receiver.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could Nike be shadier than we all assume?Free-agent wide receiver and NFL star Odell Beckham, Jr. is suing Nike for allegedly withholding tens of millions of dollars from his deal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1741012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1741009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1741009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1741009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1741009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1741012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1741009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1741009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1741009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}