Beckman v. Chicago Bear Football Club Inc

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION RUSSELL BECKMAN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Case No. 17 C 4551 v. ) ) Judge Joan B. Gottschall CHICAGO BEAR FOOTBALL CLUB, INC., ) and NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER It has been remarked that, at least in some parts of the United States, football is “next to religion, except for some people who [a]re really serious about football.” President Clinton, Remarks by President After Viewing Movie - Remember the Titans (Sept. 26, 2000), available at 2000 WL 1424688, *1. This case about…