KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former NFL defensive again is suing the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs for wrongful termination from his job as director of participant engagement after accusing the franchise of discriminating towards him as a result of he’s Black.
Ramzee Robinson, who spent 9 years with the Chiefs, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Courtroom for the Western District of Missouri on Sunday.
Within the lawsuit, Robinson claims that he was known as into a gathering in February and accused of attacking a feminine co-worker, and that the Chiefs refused to point out him safety video of the encounter. Robinson finally was fired from his place, which concerned locker room administration, mentorship and different obligations inside the workforce.
The lawsuit claims that Robinson was paid a wage of $125,000 by the Chiefs, however that his analysis discovered different NFL groups paid comparable positions a median wage of $171,932, not together with different advantages. It additionally claims that “the Chiefs paid African-American enterprise workers lower than their white counterparts.”
Chiefs spokesman Brad Gee instructed The Related Press on Wednesday that whereas he couldn’t touch upon pending authorized issues, “to be clear, the Chiefs don’t tolerate discrimination of any variety.”
“We stay up for the details of this case coming to gentle,” Gee stated.
Robinson, 41, was the ultimate participant chosen within the 2007 draft by Detroit. He performed in 19 video games over two seasons for the Lions, then appeared in three video games for Philadelphia and 4 for Cleveland in 2009. He by no means performed for the Chiefs.