NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former New York Jets linebacker has sued the team because he says they cut ties with him because of his bipolar disorder.
Erin Henderson’s lawsuit filed in New Jersey on Friday says that the team failed to accommodate his disability and wrongfully terminated his employment, costing him more than $3 million.
The Jets declined to comment through a spokesman. The team declined its 2017 option on Henderson in February.
The lawsuit says that the team placing him on the non-football injury list without saying why led other teams to think that it was related to previous alcohol problems.