Terry Pegula is ALLEGED to have said something very foul in the Jim Trotter lawsuit against the NFL

[Fallser]

Time to start a fan-based go fund me I guess…. GD it Terry, why???

[Low Positive]

2 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

Amateur levels?  56% NCAA players are black.

I assume high school. Remember, every small-town school in Iowa and Nebraska has a football team. 

[Gary Marangi]

When and what year did this happen?

[Jauronimo]

2 minutes ago, BRH said:

This unidentified reporter who repeated Pegula's alleged comments at this zoom meeting....

 

You know, that seems like kind of a big story, and could make the career of the reporter who breaks it.  Why would that reporter sit on it?

I think the "reporters" who were invited to the Zoom call were all NFL or NFL Network employees.  People who have a vested interest in protecting the shield.  

[Saint Doug]

I’m not surprised at this. I remember vaguely him saying a surprising comment towards Byron Brown. 
 

https://buffalonews.com/sports/sabres/try-as-he-might-pegula-just-doesn-t-get-it/article_2455b559-cba6-57f5-931a-e6a1ad32be91.html

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

12 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

How many Pakistanis Khan got on that roster?

If there aren’t 2 on at least every nfl roster there is some evil inequity thing happening here 

[Jerry Jabber]

I’m waiting to comment until all the info becomes available. 
 

IMO, people are too quick to pass judgement. Look at the Araiza situation from last year and how that’s going now? If this turns out to be a bunch of garbage, you’ll see Terry sue Trotter (and others).

Edited September 12, 2023 by Jerry Jabber

[Jauronimo]

Just now, Gary Marangi said:

When and what year did this happen?

September 3, 2020

[BRH]

https://buffalonews.com/news/local/lawsuit-accuses-bills-owner-terry-pegula-of-making-racist-remarks-he-denies-claim/article_dcada732-5187-11ee-a9d7-b7bd6245731d.html

[appoo]

https://x.com/kfitz134/status/1701645969090081021?s=20

 

We can close this now

[AuntieEm]

7 minutes ago, Motorin' said:

 

In what world does someone get to put "I heard from someone else" that so and so said such and such and have it be anything but hearsay? 

 

 

No world that is responsible.  

[Buffalo_Stampede]

5 minutes ago, colin said:

 

presuming that what the article said is true, would this suit not have to basically prove that the NFL investigation was just a cover up and lied by saying that?

 

what you typed reads like trotter heard a dude say something ABOUT a zoom call that dude was on.  as opposed to heard dude allege on a zoom call that he heard something some other way.

 

if the supposed comment by pegula was on a zoom call, and it got investigated, then it should be pretty black and white (har!) because there would be notes and a recording and all kinds of stuff.

 

My mistake. Trotter heard about it on a zoom call with other reporters. The reporter alleged Pegula said it at a dinner. People at the dinner were interviewed and denied Pegula said it.

 

”The investigation took place shortly after the comment was brought to the league’s attention, and no one else from the dinner recalled the statement being made, according to this source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.”

 

 

[BillsfaninSB]

1 minute ago, Coach Tuesday said:

Ok so the NFL investigated this and interviewed every single person who was present and found nothing.

 

And yet Wigdor put it in the Complaint as a second-hand piece of information. 

 

Doug Wigdor is a crap human being.  He has zero reservations about destroying someone's reputation without any factual basis if he thinks it will give his client some leverage.

 

He gives lawyers a bad (worse) name.

I have been a victim of this.  In a civil suit they will throw everything at the wall to see if it sticks.  The goal is to sensationalize it as much as reasonably possible to get the defendant to cave and settle out of court.   Especially if the defendant has deep pockets.

 

I’m not defending or accusing Terry, but this is often SOP. 

[WEATHER DOT COM]

4 minutes ago, Saint Doug said:

I’m not surprised at this. I remember vaguely him saying a surprising comment towards Byron Brown. 
 

https://buffalonews.com/sports/sabres/try-as-he-might-pegula-just-doesn-t-get-it/article_2455b559-cba6-57f5-931a-e6a1ad32be91.html

 

What did he say? Can't read this

[Buffalo_Stampede]

3 minutes ago, appoo said:

https://x.com/kfitz134/status/1701645969090081021?s=20

 

We can close this now

It’s pretty crazy that there was an investigation and zero evidence found. But here we are years afterwards canceling Terry Pegula.

[Lost]

6 minutes ago, Jauronimo said:

I think the "reporters" who were invited to the Zoom call were all NFL or NFL Network employees.  People who have a vested interest in protecting the shield.  

 

It's highly probable at least some of the people at the meeting were minority.   I would think they would have an interest in speaking out against a racial discrimination incident over protecting the NFL.    

[Chaos]

56 minutes ago, FrenchConnection said:

His argument is that he was fired because the NFL is full of racists. That is an action. These statements are meant to corroborate that allogation. Notice that he is not suing Terry Pegula. 

Fair to point out there is an action. I guess it would be a matter for a jury to decide if Pegulas words are connected to trotters firing.

[TheBrownBear]

29 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said:

What is the different skill set? Was it the skill set that people used to think blacks weren’t smart enough to be quarterbacks? Not saying you’re saying this but just making the point.

 

Some of the best current GMs are black. Tomlin is considered one of the best coaches. I think that nerd from Miami is something.  
 

this is a different issue so I apologize for sidetracking.

 

and Gronk, the moron, could easily get a nfl gig if he wanted to. 

I feel like you're putting words in my mouth, and the quarterback issue is a strawman as it's a field of play issue.  Obviously, the discrimination against Black QBs came from a racist place, which most everyone outside of the most brazen and staunch racists would agree with in today's world.

 

Regarding Tomlin, I've never said that Black individuals couldn't make great coaches or GMs. I would never assume a person's suitability for any white collar job based on their race or gender. I've had mentors and bosses of all races, genders, orientations that run circles around me from a competence and intellectual standpoint (probably obvious to those reading...lol).

 

I'm saying that these modern day front office jobs and skill sets track more closely to employment in other professional fields. In that context, the level of equity in hiring in the NFL tracks favorably vs other professions.  But yes, some of these jobs do obviously get filled via nepotism and that's a problem.  

Edited September 12, 2023 by TheBrownBear

[Beast]

9 minutes ago, Fallser said:

Time to start a fan-based go fund me I guess…. GD it Terry, why???

Why what?

[Jauronimo]

1 minute ago, Lost said:

 

It's highly probable at least some of the people at the meeting were minority.   I would think they would have an interest in speaking out against a racial discrimination incident over protecting the NFL.    

If the plaintiff is to be believed, that type of thing would cost you your job.  NFL Network is kind of a dream gig.