Overview
- Heather McPhee disclosed in a declaration that the NFLPA terminated her on Dec. 30, less than two weeks after she filed a federal lawsuit on Dec. 18.
- Her filing says the termination notice arrived hours before the union moved to seal portions of her complaint as confidential attorney-client material.
- McPhee’s suit alleges retaliation, sex discrimination and breach of fiduciary duty, and claims executives tried to keep her from cooperating with a DOJ criminal inquiry into union finances and OneTeam Partners.
- She had been on paid leave since August for alleged workplace misconduct, which she says followed her raising legal concerns about OneTeam equity incentives and the handling of an arbitrator’s collusion report.
- ESPN reports the union placed security and operations staffer Craig Jones on administrative leave this week, while the NFLPA declined comment on personnel matters and the sealing effort.