Pierre Garcon once endorsed FanDuel on Facebook, Twitter
Pierre Garcon filed a Lawsuit against FanDuel on behalf of NFL players, which is a little awkward
On Friday afternoon, it was announced that Washington Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garcon has filed a lawsuit with a district court in Maryland on behalf of NFL players against daily fantasy sports giant FanDuel. The suit claims that FanDuel has been profiting off the use of players’ likenesses and names without the consent of the players.
Whether Garcon and the players have a case against FanDuel, the lawsuit is a bit awkward considering that Garcon once publicly endorsed FanDuel on Twitter and Facebook.
Here’s a post made on Garcon’s verified Facebook page from September 2014:
However, this wasn’t just a one-off for Garcon has he posted numerous tweets last year endorsing FanDuel:
That's a lot of FanDuel tweets from Pierre Garcon pic.twitter.com/M4Pf1TPikX
— Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) October 30, 2015
Despite how awkward and even hypocritical those posts may make Garcon and the players’ lawsuit seem, it’s important to note that the NFL Players Association signed a licensing and marketing deal with DraftKings, FanDuel’s leading competition in the industry.
The war against daily fantasy sports in general is only going to continue to intensify after the filing of this lawsuit and FanDuel will likely be ground zero. Maybe the next time players file a lawsuit, though, they should get someone who didn’t once publicly endorse the defendant to file it to the courts.