Overview

• The team filed a 67-page response with six counterclaims, including defamation, civil conspiracy, tortious interference and breach of contract.
• Court exhibits feature purported texts the Jets say show planning and concealment around an anonymous July email accusing president Hymie Elhai of misconduct.
• The Jets say a former employee confessed to creating the email and implicated Larry Fitzpatrick, Chen’s husband and the former vice president of ticket sales.
• A forensic review of Fitzpatrick’s team-issued phone allegedly found roughly 4,000 recently deleted messages and behavior suggesting active deletion during questioning.
• The filing also cites explicit content and NFL gambling-policy violations on Fitzpatrick’s device, as the Jets initiate arbitration and seek damages and attorneys’ fees while Chen’s retaliation suit proceeds.