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A former physician for the Penn State football team was awarded $5.25 million in court Wednesday as part of a wrongful termination lawsuit.
According to ESPN's Paula Lavigne, Dr. Scott Lynch filed the suit in 2019, roughly six months after he was fired from his positions as director of athletic medicine at Penn State and orthopedic physician for the Nittany Lions football team.
Scott alleged the decision to fire him was made due in large part to his pushing back against Penn State head football coach James Franklin's interfering in medical decisions involving players.