DALLAS (AP) — Former college football broadcaster Craig James has filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against Fox Sports that contends he was fired because he had expressed opposition to gay marriage during a failed run for the U.S. Senate.
The former running back for Southern Methodist University and the New England Patriots is seeking at least $100,000 in damages. Fox hired him in August 2013 — more than a year after he lost the Texas Senate primary to Ted Cruz — only to fire him days later.
James filed his suit in Dallas, where he is seeking a jury trial to hear claims against the network that include breach of contract and violations of Texas law.
Fox Sports did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the lawsuit. But in a statement last year, Fox called James “a polarizing figure” and said “the decision not to use him in our college football coverage was based on the perception that he abused a previous on-air position to further a personal agenda.”
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