2026-07-02

David Doty, federal judge whose 1992 ruling paved the way for modern NFL free agency, dies at 96

Judge David Doty, who died Saturday at 96, shaped modern professional football through his landmark 1992 ruling that dismantled the NFL's restrictive free agency system. Appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan in 1987, Doty presided over the pivotal case after the…

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