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Fired longtime 49ers employee sues, claiming age discrimination

Related Topics: Ageism, Lawsuit

The 49ers' move to rebrand as younger, hipper and technology-driven as they relocated to a shiny new stadium had another component: age discrimination.

That's what the team's longtime on-field announcer claims in a lawsuit filed this week, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

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When Bob Sarlatte was let go in 2014, the only explanation given was that the team was “going in a different direction.” He was 66 at the time and a 30-year Niners employee.

The lawsuit filed in federal court in San Jose, Calif.