Former official sues the NFL for discrimination and harassment in a bombshell civil complaint
Football Zebras • • sports
Key Points:
- Former NFL official Robin DeLorenzo has filed a lawsuit against the NFL, Walt Anderson, and Byron Boston, alleging discrimination, humiliation, and retaliation during her three-year officiating career.
- DeLorenzo claims mental abuse, career sabotage, and unfair treatment, including being forced to wear a ponytail to highlight her gender and receiving ill-fitting uniforms, leading to her dismissal after the 2024 season.
- The complaint details verbal abuse from veteran referee John Hussey and retaliatory actions such as being forced to attend a low-level college officiating clinic, despite her NFL status.
- DeLorenzo alleges a discriminatory grading system under new VP Ramon George unfairly targeted her, contributing to her termination, which she contests was performance-based.
- The NFL denies the allegations, stating DeLorenzo was terminated due to documented underperformance, and plans to vigorously defend the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
