Broncos outside linebacker Aaron Patrick filed a lawsuit Tuesday against several parties including the NFL, ESPN, Kroenke Sports and Entertainment and the Los Angeles Chargers. Patrick tore his left ACL in a sideline collision during Denver’s overtime loss to the Chargers on Oct. 18 at SoFi Stadium.
The suit, which Patrick’s attorney, William Berman, said was filed in California Superior Court on Tuesday morning, seeks undisclosed financial damages and claims the NFL’s replay liaison was improperly positioned when Patrick knocked Chargers punt returner DeAndre Carter out of bounds in overtime. Patrick collided with the person and stepped on a mat that was covering wires on the sideline that the suit says were to connect to the NFL’s on-field replay system.