Washington Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garcon is leading a class-action lawsuit for NFL players against daily fantasy site FanDuel, his law firms announced Friday.
Garcon is suing for misuse of players' names and likenesses, exploiting them without proper licenses or permissions. The lawsuit was filed in Maryland.
"FanDuel has taken the liberty to engage in these actions without my consent and without proper licensing rights," Garcon said in a statement. "As a result of these activities, FanDuel daily fantasy contests have shown increasing revenues leading to large profits."
Garcon said he would not comment on the lawsuit further and referred questions to agent Brad Cicala.