Antitrust Suit against Bengals, NFL Slowed by Internal Strife

An internal squabble has leaked into the courts, potentially delaying an Ohio county’s legal claim that the NFL and the Cincinnati Bengals strong-armed it into signing a lease that would allow the Bengals to play at Paul Brown Stadium at favorable terms to the Bengals and the NFL.   Specifically, Hamilton County (Ohio) Prosecutor Mike Allen has joined another governmental official in challenging the county’s decision to pay a high-profile attorney on a contingency basis to represent it