Award-winning football journalist Jim Trotter sued the National Football League Tuesday, claiming he was fired from a job with the league for challenging it and Commissioner Roger Goodell’s poor record on race discrimination and the lack of diversity in the league.
This suit follows on the heels of a suit filed by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, accusing the sports league of discrimination in its hiring practices.
Trotter’s complaint says that after working for the NFL for five years, he was fired, because he “repeatedly called out the NFL for refusing to address long-standing, systemic and institutional discrimination ...
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