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MILSTEIN MAY SUE ON FAILED BID; SNYDER HAS HIS NFL BACKERS

          Howard Milstein "is actively considering suing" the
     Jack Kent Cooke Estate trustees, Redskins President John
     Kent Cooke and the NFL after his failed bid for the team,
     according to Chandrasekaran & Shapiro of the WASHINGTON
     POST.  A source close to Milstein said that he has retained
     the services of "high-profile" attorney David Boies, who is
     representing the U.S. government in its case against
     Microsoft, "to handle the issue."  Milstein spokesperson
     Gary Lewi confirmed that Milstein has hired Boies, but he
     had no further comment. The source noted that Milstein's
     case was in a "preliminary stage," but added that Boies "is
     preparing to allege that the trustees broke their contract
     with Milstein and [MD business exec] Daniel Snyder by not
     doing their utmost to promote the Milstein-Snyder bid to NFL
     owners."  Boies is also "considering making a legal argument
     that Cooke illegally interfered with" the bid.  Milstein and
     Boies have yet to decide what type of compensation to seek,
     and they could ask for "the ability to once again bid for
     the team."  The NFL and Redskins officials, including Cooke,
     declined to comment yesterday (WASHINGTON POST, 4/28).
          SNYDER'S SUPPORT GROUP: Patriots Owner and NFL Finance
     Committee Chair Robert Kraft said yesterday that he and
     other league execs "support" Snyder's bid for the Redskins.
     Kraft, who believes the sale will be approved: "I just have
     a sense that we're ready to move on.  We have other things
     on our agenda and we've got to do the right thing for the
     fans in Washington.  They will have my support."  Colts
     Owner Jim Irsay: "I think everything is going to be a go." 
     However, a few owners, including Steelers President Dan
     Rooney, are upset at the trustees' decision not to forward
     other bids to the league, including John Kent Cooke's and
     Sam Grossman's.  The estate has said it will refund a $30M
     deposit to the Milstein-Snyder group "subject to executing
     appropriate releases of claims" (WASHINGTON POST, 4/28).

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