Photos of Lamar Jackson and Troy AikmanLamar Jackson and Troy Aikman (Photos via Getty Images)
Lamar Jackson and Troy Aikman are involved in a surprising legal dispute and could face each other in court soon.

The Baltimore Ravens quarterback owns several trademarks for his No. 8 and has filed for more. However, the former Dallas Cowboys QB is looking to use “EIGHT” on merchandise, which does not sit well with Jackson.

While both men have rights to the number, Jackson’s lawyer argues that Aikman’s use of it is “likely to cause confusion, or cause mistake, or to deceive” buyers, per ESPN.

Furthermore, Jackson “has expended considerable time, effort, and expense in promoting, advertising, and popularizing the number 8 in connection with his personality and fame” and “is well-known by this number due to his notoriety and fame, along with his promotion of this number in his trademarks and in media coverage.”

 

Lamar Jackson is Well Within His Rights To Trademark His Number

In case you were wondering whether you can trademark a number, you can.

According to American university law professor and intellectual property expert Christine Farley, you can trademark almost anything.

“Some of the instant reaction is, like, how can you own a number?” Farley told ESPN. “The truth is you can own almost anything you think of as a trademark.

“You can own a smell. You can own a sound. You can own a single color. You can own a single number.”

Lamar Jackson has filed for trademarks on “Era 8 by Lamar Jackson,” “Era 8,” “You 8 yet?” and a “stylized wild dog” logo over a shield with “2018 Era 8 by Lamar Jackson 2018” around the canine.

The Ravens star filed his trademarks before Aikman sought the use of “EIGHT.”

His attorney claims the products from the Hall of Famer’s company are “highly similar in sound, appearance, connotation, and commercial impression” to his client’s trademarks.

4-Time Pro Bowl Tackle Willie Anderson Claims He Isn’t In The Hall Of Fame Because Of ‘The Blind Side’ Movie

Willie Anderson in Bengals uniformWillie Anderson (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)
Former NFL offensive tackle Willie Anderson has blamed the film, ‘The Blind Side,’ for his exclusion from the Hall of Fame.

Anderson has the credentials for induction but remains out despite being a three-time finalist, and he reckons it’s because of the movie.

The 49-year-old spoke to Kay Adams on her ‘Up & Adams’ podcast this week and argued that ‘The Blind Side’ left everyone believing that the left tackle was more important than the right tackle.

“The media had a bias because they just didn’t understand the importance of the guys we blocked over there [on the right side] were some of the best rushers of all time,” he said. “The whole ‘Blind Side’ thing got taken out because of the movie and the right side guys got pushed away.”

A surprised Adams asked whether he believed the movie prevented him from going into the HoF, to which he responded, “Absolutely.”