Comments on: Contract Clause For Stupidity http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2008/03/27/contract-clause-for-stupidity/ Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2008/03/27/contract-clause-for-stupidity/#comment-68792 Matt Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:41:53 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=1089#comment-68792 To add to Jeff’s point - Vladimir Radmanovic had a similar clause in his contract that came into play when he was injured while snowboarding. To add to Jeff’s point – Vladimir Radmanovic had a similar clause in his contract that came into play when he was injured while snowboarding.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2008/03/27/contract-clause-for-stupidity/#comment-68785 Jeff Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:42:05 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=1089#comment-68785 Actually, most player agreements nowadays contain provisions relating to non-sports related injuries. While far from being an axiom (standard player contracts in most sports don't have a uniform clause), teams have successfully inserted opt-out and other like clauses to protect themselves from having to fork over $$$ (especially for top-tier stars) when a player suffers a non-sport related injury. These prohibitions can encompass anything from simply restricting one from engaging in "dangerously reckless" activities to player specific conduct - i.e. Jeff Kent can't ride a motorcycle (let alone pop a wheelie at 45mph). As far as a "Gramatica Clause" - that type of vagary has yet to bear fruit. Actually, most player agreements nowadays contain provisions relating to non-sports related injuries. While far from being an axiom (standard player contracts in most sports don’t have a uniform clause), teams have successfully inserted opt-out and other like clauses to protect themselves from having to fork over $$$ (especially for top-tier stars) when a player suffers a non-sport related injury. These prohibitions can encompass anything from simply restricting one from engaging in “dangerously reckless” activities to player specific conduct – i.e. Jeff Kent can’t ride a motorcycle (let alone pop a wheelie at 45mph).

As far as a “Gramatica Clause” – that type of vagary has yet to bear fruit.

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