A disgruntled Cleveland Browns fan has filed a lawsuit against the team in an effort to prevent the Browns from collecting the money the fan paid for season tickets. Ken Lanci has filed two motions in the Cuyahoga Court of Common Pleas and the outcome in his case will likely set a precedent for other fans who have already paid for season tickets despite the uncertainty of a 2011 NFL season.
Lanci already made an attempt to contact the NFL, but did not receive the answer he was looking for, so he has decided to go straight at his team.
"Since the NFL has not listened to reason, my aim is to pressure them through litigation to respond," Lanci said. "These amendments ask the Court to strike down the Browns' Lockout Ticket Policy as unconscionable because it requires season ticket holders to pay their ticket money up front, even though the Browns are participating in a lockout that prevents games from being played."
Mr. Lanci is seeking $25,000 in damages, but it is currently undetermined if the case will go to court. The plaintiff isn’t looking to encourage all fans to follow in his footsteps, but rather wants to apply pressure in order to force an NFL season to occur.
"Other season ticket holders would need to file their own actions in order to receive damages, but success here almost certainly would result in success in similar actions, creating financial pressure for the NFL to settle with the players."This story is quite remarkable on multiple levels. For one, it’s miraculous that the Browns have fans that consider themselves die-hards. On a grander scale, it’s not good for a struggling organization to be fighting with both the players and fans. Fans will likely side with Lanci, as he appears to be an average Joe who just wants to see some football in 2011.
Who can really blame him? 
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