Troy Aikman reacts to Lamar Jackson dropping trademark challenge over the use of No. 8
A couple of days ago, we learned that Jackson withdrew his lawsuit that challenged the number eight trademark, which belongs to Dallas Cowboys legend Troy Aikman.
Jackson made the withdrawal in a legal manner known as "with prejudice," and that means he can never file this lawsuit again. So this means the not-so-great eight debate, which started a little over a year ago when Jackson filed the suit, is now over.
Aikman won this battle, and after officially doing so, finally broke his public silence on the topic. The legendary Super Bowl-winning quarterback and FOX broadcaster took to Instagram, where he shared a screenshot of an article about Jackson's withdrawal on Instagram's Stories.
The Pro Football Hall of Famer included a short comment on his IG story: "From day one, this lawsuit had no merit, a fact underscored by its with-prejudice withdrawal."
It is doubtful that Lamar will respond to Aikman's comment. It is also very doubtful that we see the Ravens QB comment on his decision to withdraw the lawsuit/challenge.
In other words, I think we can put this story to bed now.
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