Hall of Fame QB Moon faces sexual harassment lawsuit
Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon has been accused of sexual harassment by an assistant for his sports marketing firm, according to a lawsuit filed in California.
The civil lawsuit was filed Monday in Orange County Superior Court. According to court documents, Wendy Haskell alleges Moon made “unwanted and unsolicited” sexual advances as part of her role as his assistant working for Sports 1 Marketing. Moon is the co-founder and president of the company.
Moon, 61, has been working as a radio commentator for the Seattle Seahawks. The team announced Wednesday that “We have accepted Warren Moon’s request for a leave of absence as the club’s radio analyst.”
Moon played parts of 17 seasons in the NFL with the Oilers, Minnesota, Seattle and Kansas City. He threw for 49,325 yards and 291 touchdowns in the regular season and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2006.
According to the lawsuit, Haskell was hired as an executive assistant to Moon in the summer of 2017. The lawsuit alleges that Haskell was forced to sleep in the same bed with Moon on business trips while wearing lingerie. Haskell says in the lawsuit that she complained about the arrangement but that Moon responded “this was the way it was.”
Haskell also claimed she was drugged by Moon during a trip to Mexico in October.
The lawsuit claims that Haskell reported Moon’s behavior to Sports 1 Marketing CEO David Meltzer but the company did not investigate her claims. Haskell claims she was demoted after making the complaints.
Goodell signs 5-year extension
Roger Goodell signed a five-year contract extension to remain NFL commissioner through 2024.
A memo from the NFL’s compensation com- mittee to team owners and obtained by the Associated Press confirms that Goodell and committee chairman Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons, have signed the extension.
That extension has been a source of controversy because Cowboys owner Jerry Jones objected to the process.
A person familiar with the deal said it is worth almost $200 million, with a base of $40 million. But the deal is incentive-laden, the person added.
Goodell earned nearly $32 million in 2015, the last year in which public records for the NFL are available.
Odds and ends
Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier was transferred from a Cincinnati hospital to Pittsburgh to continue treatment for a spinal injury suffered in Monday’s game against the Bengals. … Bengals safety George Iloka had his one-game suspension overturned, leaving him with a $36,464.50 fine for his hit to Antonio Brown’s head. … The Chiefs suspended Marcus Peters for one game after the cornerback’s tantrum during a loss to the Jets last weekend. … Eli Manning was reinstalled as the Giants’ starting quarterback one week after being benched.