The New England Patriots’ stake in former assistant coach Bret Bielema’s multimillion dollar litigation with the Razorback Foundation is expanding. As the team forcefully rejects insinuations it partook in an illegal conspiracy, its role in the case has become more central.
In a Jan. 16 letter, attorney Brandon Bigelow—a partner at Seyfarth Shaw in Boston and counsel to the Patriots—lambasted the Foundation for engaging in a “gross misinterpretation of documents the Patriots produced.” The letter was sent to attorney Marshall Ney, a partner at Friday, Eldredge & Clark in Arkansas and counsel to the Foundation.