Former New York Jets linebacker Erin Henderson is planning to sue the team for wrongful termination and disability discrimination, his attorney confirmed Tuesday.
Henderson, currently a free agent, is seeking $3.3 million in compensatory damages -- the amount of his unpaid 2016 salary, plus his non-guaranteed 2017 salary. In February, the Jets declined to exercise his 2017 option for $2.25 million. Henderson, 31, also is seeking punitive damages.
His New Jersey-based attorney, Lawrence Lavigne, sent a notification letter, dated Sept. 14, to Jets chairman and CEO Christopher Johnson. The letter said he would file the lawsuit in New Jersey Superior Court on Friday if the two sides can't agree to a private settlement.