Overview

• Drake Solomon filed a lawsuit on August 13, 2025, in Denver District Court accusing Kroenke Sports & Entertainment of unlawfully firing him during medical leave in violation of the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act.
• The complaint alleges Kroenke Sports & Entertainment held auditions for the Rocky mascot role while Solomon was sidelined for hip surgery and then terminated him after the August 2024 tryouts.
• Solomon’s suit names supervisors Steve Johnston and Craig Dzaman for allegedly aiding and abetting unfair employment practices and claims he was retaliated against for asserting his medical rights.
• He rejected a $20,000 severance offer laced with nondisclosure and non-disparagement provisions that his attorneys say violate Colorado’s POWR Act and are seeking statutory penalties for each breach.
• Kroenke Sports & Entertainment has declined to comment as the dispute moves into formal litigation and Solomon’s filing hints at a potential class-action challenge to similar severance agreements among KSE staff.