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Denver Broncos linebacker Aaron Patrick is suing the NFL, the Los Angeles Chargers, the Los Angeles Rams and ESPN for negligence over a season-ending torn ACL he sustained during a game against the Chargers in Inglewood, California.
Patrick was defending against a punt return October 17 at SoFi Stadium and went out of bounds. The lawsuit alleges that Patrick's foot rolled on a mat that was covering television cords and cables used with the league's replay monitor. He was trying to avoid slamming into an NFL employee involved with the monitor -- whom he did collide with -- just before his legs made contact with the mat.
Patrick said his knee bent awkwardly after his foot made contact with the mat.
The suit, filed in California by attorney William Berman, says 'the defendants were negligent in their operations of SOFI STADIUM in allowing a dangerous condition to exist by having three mats placed near the sideline to cover cords/cables that led to the feed for the instant NFL's replay monitor.'
Berman said that safety at SoFi Stadium wasn't a priority of the NFL.
With the Broncos on the road in Inglewood, California , Patrick was attempting to tackle Chargers punt returner DeAndre Carter when his momentum carried him out of bounds and into an unidentified sideline worker. Exacerbating the situation was a narrow black carpet that caught Patrick's left cleat during the collision
Aaron Patrick (94) of the Denver Broncos lies on the ground after colliding with a middle aged sideline worker during overtime of the Los Angeles Chargers 19-16 win at SoFi Stadium
His agent, Lamont Smith, told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero in a text message that the carpet may have contributed to his client's injury
Aaron Patrick was an undrafted free agent whose $600,000 salary isn't guaranteed
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