Multiple lawsuits have been filed against former Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald since he was fired in July over allegations of hazing in his program. Originally, Fitzgerald was suspended for two weeks by Northwestern University following a school investigation through a third party, but the school’s president reconsidered penalties after the school’s student newspaper — The Daily Northwestern — began to describe the alleged hazing.
Now, former Northwestern athletic director and current Green Bay Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy has been named in lawsuits in Cook County, where Northwestern University is located. According to CBS News, the pair of lawsuits come from two former Northwestern football players — who remain anonymous.