The NFL media world was shocked when journalist Jim Trotter announced in March that he was in his final week with NFL Media and NFL.com — the NFL wasn’t renewing his contract, meaning he would be leaving the outlet he had worked at since 2018.
Why would the league’s reporting arm let go a talented veteran reporter and writer? And did it have anything to do with him publicly raising his voice to question the league’s lack of diversity in the newsroom?
Now, Trotter has filed a lawsuit that alleges just that and more, accusing some owners of making racist statements.
Here’s everything we know so far: