[ThePundit]

Interesting:

A former supervisor of NFL officials sued the league in federal court Friday, claiming he was unfairly fired after some officials lodged false complaints that he was racially biased.

Earnie Frantz, a head linesman in the NFL from 1981 to 2001, said he was fired as associate supervisor of officiating in the spring of 2005.

In a lawsuit filed in Manhattan, Frantz said part of his job as a supervisor included grading the performance of officials after each week of play. While performing that role, the suit said, Frantz became a target of complaints by "a vocal component of the minority officiating crew," who complained that he was racially biased and graded minorities more harshly than whites.

"In terminating Mr. Frantz's employment, the NFL bowed to the pressure of the minority members of the officiating crews whom he supervised," the suit said.

Frantz, who is white, claimed in the suit that he essentially was fired "because of the color of his skin."

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed that Frantz was let go by the league but disputed the former official's account of how it happened.

"While we have not seen the specific allegations, we know that Earnie Frantz's departure from the NFL had nothing to do with issues of race," Aiello said in an e-mail message to The Associated Press.

Former official sues NFL - Newsday.com

[simple simon]

well it would be interesting to hear from the NFL as to why they say he was let go

perhaps they should try and settle with him in a sealed judgement with gag orders imposed to try and make all this go away

[americanwit]

We are all so sue happy. You were fired for doing a poor job. Get over it.