NFL Peeved About Players (and Porn Stars) in Miami Club Ad

League is looking into trademark infringement

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A night out at a Miami club involving NFL players and porn stars doesn’t sound too out of the ordinary. But the advertisements for one such party have the NFL up in arms.

The Kansas City Star reported yesterday that the NFL is investigating a possible trademark infringement after images of five of its uniformed players—including Kansas City Chiefs players Brandon Flowers and Eric Berry, Houston Texan Kareem Jackson, Oakland Raider Jacoby Ford, and Chicago Bear Major Wright—appeared (along with six porn stars) on a flier advertising them as hosts of a party held at Club Play in Miami Beach on May 20 to kick off Exxxotica, a three-day adult-themed event.

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