Journalist Jim Trotter announced Wednesday that he has settled his retaliation lawsuit against the NFL. The former NFL Network reporter, who is now employed by The Athletic, released a statement about the settlement on social media.
“The NFL and I have agreed to resolve my lawsuit,” Trotter said in the statement. “I will be creating a scholarship foundation for journalism students at HBCUs and the NFL has agreed to make a donation in support thereof. I am proud to have the opportunity to help and support HBCU students achieve their goals and dreams, just as scholarships afforded me those opportunities when I was a student at Howard University.”
Trotter named his new foundation the Work, Plan, Pray Foundation after the late NFL star Junior Seau, who died of suicide in 2012. Trotter covered Seau when he worked for the San Diego Union-Tribune, and says Seau “took me under his wing and taught me about the culture of a locker room and the mindset of an elite professional athlete.” He explained on the foundation’s website why he chose “Work, Plan, Pray” as the name. (READ MORE)
