Veteran pass rusher Randy Gregory is suing the NFL and the Denver Broncos over more than $500,000 in fines he received for using medications containing THC. Gregory's attorneys filed the lawsuit in Arapahoe County in suburban Denver.
FILE - Denver Broncos linebacker Randy Gregory walks off the field at the the end of the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Gregory is suing the NFL and the Broncos claiming discrimination over being fined $532,500 for taking medication containing THC for disabilities during his brief time in Denver.
The NFL and the Broncos both declined to comment on Gregory’s lawsuit when reached by The Associated Press on Friday. The Broncos are named in the lawsuit although teams don’t have any role in the fining of players who violate the league’s drug policies. The NFL-NFLPA substances of abuse policy is collectively bargained and administered by a jointly appointed third-party medical professional.Wide receivers’ salaries are expected to keep pace with rising NFL salary cap: AnalysisThe complaint said Gregory was diagnosed with social anxiety disorder in 2021 and with post-traumatic stress disorder in February 2023.
Gregory has been fined $532,500 for repeated positive THC tests since March 2023, according to the complaint. The lawsuit contends the league’s and club’s resistance to providing Gregory accommodations due to his disabilities is discriminatory under Colorado law.
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