Former NFL player sues ESPN for defamation
A former NFL player is not happy with how ESPN reported on his arrest and courtroom conduct in 2017.
According to TMZ Sports, Dimitri Patterson, a former Miami Dolphins cornerback, is claiming that ESPN defamed him by reporting that he injured two police officers while trying to escape from a courtroom last August in a bid to avoid arrest.
ESPN’s original article cited police and was one of many media outlets to report on the events. Patterson, acting as his own lawyer, claims he has court video footage to disprove ESPN’s reported version of events.
“The article is false and defamatory in its overall portrayal of DP as a violent, impulsive, unstable person,” Patterson said.
Patterson is seeking $50 million in damages from ESPN.
This is not the first time ESPN has been sued by an NFL player, though the reasons last time were very different — and probably more merited.
