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Josh Weinfuss
TEMPE, Ariz. — Fanatics’ lawsuit against Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. over a disputed term sheet was settled on Thursday, according to court documents, ending a 10-month legal saga that has, indirectly, prevented Harrison’s jersey from officially being sold.
Now that the two parties have come to an agreement, Harrison’s No. 18 Cardinals jerseys are expected to go on sale “pretty soon,” a source told ESPN. The lawsuit and Harrison’s jersey not being sold were separate of each other, sources said.
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Terms of the settlement were not yet available.
The settlement came about seven weeks after Harrison’s lawyer, Andrew Staulcup, most recently tried to get the case dismissed.
“The dispute between Fanatics and Marvin Harrison Jr. has been resolved. The parties are pleased to have resolved this matter, and looking forward to a productive working relationship going forward,” a Fanatics spokesperson said in a statement.
Fanatics initially filed the lawsuit against Harrison on May 18 for breach of contract over an agreement the two parties had in 2023. Fanatics alleged that Harrison signed a binding term sheet that would have paid him $1.05 million over three years in exchange for game jerseys and more than 35,000 autographs.
However, over the last 10 months, Harrison and his lawyer have denied the agreement is binding.
In early August, Fanatics refiled its lawsuit after two affidavits claimed that Marvin Harrison Sr. signed the term sheets instead of Harrison Jr. as an authorized representative of Harrison Jr.’s company, The Official Harrison Collection. Harrison has been selling autographed helmets and footballs with the Cardinals logo on his company’s website. In late August, in its revised lawsuit, Fanatics included fraud allegations against Harrison Sr.
Harrison Jr., who was drafted fourth overall in April, was the only first-round pick not to have his jersey available. He didn’t sign the NFLPA Group Licensing Agreement, which allows the players’ association to market his name, image and likeness to more than 80 companies. However, when Harrison signed his rookie contract in late May, he automatically entered into the NFLPA GLA.
