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Irvin Triple Teamed -- Accused of Stealing Show

Posted Jun 3rd 2009 8:00AM by TMZ Staff

Michael IrvinOne of the greatest wide receivers in NFL history is playing defense for a change -- after three TV producers accused Michael Irvin of stealing their idea for a football-based reality show.

Ironically, the show is about giving unknown athletes a shot at playing for the Dallas Cowboys -- but in the lawsuit, filed last week in Dallas, Irvin is accused of screwing three unknown producers out of their chance to make it in Hollywood.

In the suit, the men claim they approached Irvin with the idea for a show in 2007 -- but after they allegedly presented Irvin with storyboards and even a poster for the show, the Hall of Famer ran off with the idea and cut the guys out of credit, cash and even changed the name of the show to "4th and Long."

The show is now airing on Spike TV and the producers are pissed -- in fact, they're suing for fraud, fraudulent nondisclosure and breach of contract.

Tags: 4th and long, 4thAndLong, dallas cowboys, DallasCowboys, lawsuit, michael irvin, MichaelIrvin, nfl, sued

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1. Of my, am I first - I guess I am a douche bag now for makeing a first comment. . . . lol - - - - I am a Spence Pratt clone.

Posted at 10:04AM on Jun 3rd 2009 by The REAL DEAL

2. I hope this racist POS gets taken to the cleaners.

Posted at 10:27AM on Jun 3rd 2009 by Octomom is a better mom than Kate? WTF?!

3. I'm sure that these so called producers only came to Michael Irvin about this show, after all he is the best wide receiver to ever play the game, makes sense, This is Jerry's show and Michael is producing it, these other guys are obviously no talent bums!

Posted at 10:41AM on Jun 3rd 2009 by Kris

4. Can`t be copyrighted SO you give them your first three and than if they all do well the rule of the game is that they are to let you in.BUT in jewish wood you work as a MACHAL OR ypou don`t work at ALL right HARVEY?.I gave sperm even as a son of howard robard hughes JR and a jewish doctor owns all that since 1978. ANN HATHAWAY is howard hughe`s grand child and there are many more HUGHES DNA grand babys

Posted at 12:26PM on Jun 3rd 2009 by FIRST CONCEPTS

5. Cry me a river. If, 2 years later, you still can't get your little show off of the ground, then don't get all ball-achey when someone else finally does. The concept for the show is a great one. Obvioulsy there was something about these producers that kept it from being greenlit this whole time.

Posted at 2:36PM on Jun 3rd 2009 by Pepelicious

6. @#4.... W.. T.. F...?

Posted at 3:21PM on Jun 3rd 2009 by cerwins

7. M.I. is a convicted COKE head. Why should this scam surprise me? Don't think so.

Posted at 3:59PM on Jun 3rd 2009 by tifosi44

8. 10:41AM on Jun 3rd 2009 by Kris

NO, I don't think so. Ever hear of JERRY RICE? and there are others that are (were) better receivers that this Coke Head.

Posted at 4:44PM on Jun 3rd 2009 by Chucky

9. Dallas please go away. You in no ways are america's team.

Posted at 11:58AM on Jun 7th 2009 by nacho

10. Coke head or not he is still a hall of famer and did Play for the Dallas Cowboys for multiple superbowl years. And yes Nacho they have been coined as Americas Team, so go get some cheese Nacho Libre.

Posted at 12:10AM on Jun 4th 2009 by DCowboys1Fan

11. Hey DCowboys1Fan living in the past? Dallas can not win a playoff game to save their life.

Start call them "lovable losers" but the cubs already have that name.

Posted at 11:56AM on Jun 7th 2009 by nacho