Former Northwestern linebacker Simba Short filed a lawsuit against the school Thursday for alleged hazing he underwent as a member of the football team, according to The Athletic's Chris Vannini.
Short is the fifth Northwestern football player to file a lawsuit against the university over alleged hazing. He follows former quarterback Lloyd Yates as the second to file publicly and under his name.
Short joined the Northwestern roster in 2015 but did not play in a game before medically retiring in 2016.
Vannini reported that Short's lawsuit seeks damages of over $50,000. According to the court filing, Simba was hospitalized in spring 2016 due to a self-harm attempt stemming from "trauma and fear due to hazing incidents that occurred during his time at Northwestern.