Back on December 21, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Detroit Lions at Ford Field.
During the game, Steelers receiver DK Metcalf allegedly grabbed a fan named Ryan Kennedy.
Yesterday, news came out that Kennedy filed a $100 million defamation lawsuit against Metcalf, the Steelers, Ford Field Management LLC, and former Bengals receiver Chad Johnson, among others.
Ryan Kennedy, a longtime Lions season-ticket holder and mortgage company CEO, filed the suit in Wayne County Circuit Court after he was publicly labeled a racist following the assault. Metcalf claimed Kennedy called him the N-word, according to the suit.
Kennedy (or his legal representation) argues that, shortly after the incident, he was falsely accused of using the n-word and a misogynistic slur to refer to Metcalf’s mother. Unfortunately, the accusations he’s referring to started on the “Nightcap” podcast with Shannon Sharpe and Johnson.
The legendary Bengals receiver said he “heard it directly from DK”, according to the complaint reported by Neavling.
We’ll have to see where all this ends up, but it could set a new precedent for sports media gossip and result in more conservative takes in the future.
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