New York Post

Gridder ‘sex abuse’ at NFL Network

- Joshua Rhett Miller and Joe Tacopino

A former wardrobe stylist at the NFL Network says she was regularly fondled by Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk — and on the receiving end of lewd passes from ex-grid stars Donovan McNabb, Heath Evans and Ike Taylor.

“Instead of saying good morning, Mr. Faulk greeted Plaintiff by fondling her breasts and groping her behind,” according to a complaint filed by Jami Cantor in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

“As time went on, Mr. Faulk became more aggressive, such as inviting Plaintiff to his hotel room, stroking and pulling out his genitals in front of her, pointing to his crotch and asking Plaintiff, ‘When are you gonna get on this already?’ ” Cantor’s suit says.

She also claims former Patriots fullback Evans sent her sexually explicit messages such as, “You’re making me horny” and “[I] needed to get in you deep and hard.”

Taylor, a former cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, also sent her a video of himself masturbati­ng, according to the complaint.

Former Philadelph­ia Eagles quarterbac­k McNabb, who currently appears on ESPN, allegedly sent Cantor sexually explicit texts.

McNabb has been suspended from ESPN. A spokesman for the NFL Network said Faulk, Taylor and Evans have been suspended pending the investigat­ion.

Cantor added the abuse didn’t stop with the onetime players.

Former NFL Network Executive Producer Eric Weinberger put his hands down her pants to “check if she was wearing underwear” and told her she was “put on earth to pleasure me,” the complaint says.

Weinberger now works for the Web site The Ringer and has been placed on indefinite suspension.

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