Be careful what you wish for. Even if Panini actually won and licensing was re-opened to Panini, UD, and Leaf, that doesn't necessarily stop exclusive player and NIL deals.
Imagine we had 4 companies producing cards today, but it was:
Jayden Daniels = Panini Exclusive
Caleb Williams = Topps Exclusive
Drake Maye = Leaf Exclusive
JJ McCarthy = UD Exclusive
It could get to a point where no products are desirable because everyone is now competing to sign players. Then years more of lawsuits to prove that player deals are monopolistic.
This is why I want this monopoly. I'm tired of the exclusive autograph deals and entire colleges signing with one company or the other, hurting the college products. I want Fanatics to have it ALL so that we get every player from every draft and every college in every pro and college product.
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