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Chris Kluwe to File Suit Against Vikings: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction

July 15, 2014   ·     ·   Jump to comments

Former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe has decided to move forward with a lawsuit against the team for poor treatment and his eventual release. He believes coming out in favor of gay marriage led directly to those actions.
AJ Mansour of KFAN.com reports the allegations made by Kluwe are highlighted by alleged homophobic verbal attacks by special teams coach Mike Priefer. The punter originally told his story in a first-person piece posted by Deadspin.
The KFAN report included updated comments from Kluwe, which come one day after the team said the investigation into his accusations wouldn't be made public:
Minnesota Vikings fans are the real losers in this sad affair. The fans deserve to know that what I said about Priefer and the way the Vikings let me go was the truth. I was persecuted and then fired for standing up for what I believe in, all because some small-minded, bigoted people think that homophobia is okay in the NFL. It is not okay, and now it seems like we'...

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