Reporter Jim Trotter sues NFL, claims he was retaliated against
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Longtime NFL journalist Jim Trotter filed a lawsuit against the league Tuesday, alleging his departure from NFL Media was retaliatory and racially motivated.
Trotter, who is Black, claimed his employment at NFL Media ended earlier this year after he "challenged Commissioner Roger Goodell ... regarding the NFL's record of race discrimination and lack of diversity" at Goodell's pr