Ex-player sues Chiefs, cites racial discrimination

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A erstwhile NFL antiaircraft backmost is suing the Kansas City Chiefs for wrongful termination from his occupation arsenic manager of subordinate engagement aft accusing the franchise of discriminating against him due to the fact that helium is Black.

Ramzee Robinson, who spent 9 years with the Chiefs, filed the suit successful U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri connected Sunday.

In the lawsuit, Robinson claims that helium was called into a gathering successful February and accused of attacking a pistillate co-worker, and that Chiefs refused to amusement him information video of the encounter. Robinson yet was fired from his position, which progressive locker country management, mentorship and different responsibilities wrong the team.

The suit claims that Robinson was paid a wage of $125,000 by the Chiefs, but that his probe recovered different NFL teams paid comparable positions an mean wage of $171,932, not including different benefits. It besides claims that "the Chiefs paid African-American concern employees little than their achromatic counterparts."

Chiefs spokesperson Brad Gee told The Associated Press connected Wednesday that portion helium could not remark connected pending ineligible matters, "to beryllium clear, the Chiefs bash not tolerate favoritism of immoderate kind."

"We look guardant to the facts of this lawsuit coming to light," Gee said.

The 41-year-old Robinson was the last subordinate chosen successful the 2007 draught by Detroit. He played successful 19 games implicit 2 seasons for the Lions, past appeared successful 3 games for Philadelphia and 4 for Cleveland successful 2009. He ne'er played for the Chiefs.