The National Football League has reached a resolution with former NFL journalist Jim Trotter on claims that he was fired after complaining about racial discrimination in the league.
Trotter, who is Black, sued the NFL, claiming the league allowed a hostile work environment. He also said he was fired after he “repeatedly called out the NFL for refusing to address long-standing, systemic and institutional discrimination within coaching ranks, within the NFL league office and within the NFL Media newsroom”—including at a state-of-the-league press conference in February 2023, which led to his dismissal.
The parties agreed to a dismissal with prejudice ...
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