The lawsuit filed by Fanatics against Cardinals receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. is becoming more and more interesting.
Through attorney Paul Lesko on X, Fanatics now added Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison Sr. to join the action as a defendant.
The move makes sense, as Harrison Jr. has argued that Harrison Sr. and not Harrison Jr. signed the “Binding Term Sheet,” which allegedly formed a contract between Fanatics and Harrison Jr. The amended complaint contains another catch: Fanatics accuses Harrison Sr. of signing the document in a way that was intended to create the impression that Harrison Jr. had signed it.
And Fanatics is making no secret of the company's current allegations. They accuse the Harrisons of fraud by knowingly tricking Fanatics into entering into an agreement that Harrison Jr. never fully intended to keep.
By stating, “There is no contract because Harrison Sr. signed it and not Harrison Jr.,” Harrison Jr. and Harrison Sr. provoked fanatics into suing Harrison Sr. and eventually the two of them for fraud.
It's a massive, unforced error on the Harrisons' part. First of all, the typical shell game wasn't a panacea, especially since Harrison Jr. was fulfilling the contract his father signed for a year. Now Fanatics has unlocked the ability to sue both Harrisons and expand the case beyond the more limited breach of contract damages to the broader scope of compensation available in a tort case.
