Green Bay Packers CEO and former Northwestern athletic director Mark Murphy has been named as a defendant in two lawsuits filed in Cook County (Illinois) Circuit Court by former Wildcats football players who alleged hazing and mistreatment during their time with the program, per ESPN's Adam Rittenberg.
The suits accuse Murphy of "negligence for failing to prevent the hazing," according to CBS News Chicago.
The anonymous players suited up for the Wildcats during the 2004 and 2005 seasons, per CBS News Chicago. Murphy served as the school's AD from 2003 to 2007.
Other defendants include former football coach Pat Fitzgerald, ex-university president Henry Bienen and NU's board of trustees, according to Rittenberg, who also noted that Murphy and the Packers "respectfully" declined comment on the matter.