Overview

• An NFL arbitrator ordered the Arizona Cardinals to pay nearly $3 million to former team executive Terry McDonough for making false and defamatory statements about him.
• The defamatory statements accused McDonough of extreme domestic violence and neglect of his disabled adult daughter, which he denied.
• McDonough was awarded $2.25 million for punitive damages, $600,000 for emotional distress, and $150,000 for harm to reputation.
• The Cardinals accepted responsibility for the statements and expressed gratitude that the arbitration is resolved.
• McDonough's claims for unlawful retaliation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and invasion of privacy were dismissed.