US EditionPioneering Female NFL Official Sues League over Her Treatment and Firing
DeLorenzo alleges systemic gender discrimination, harassment, and manipulated evaluations from 2022 to 2025, seeking reinstatement and damages in a federal lawsuit.
- On Friday, Robin DeLorenzo filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court against the NFL, alleging gender discrimination and wrongful termination during her tenure as an official.
- DeLorenzo, one of the first three women to officiate an NFL game, described her three-year career as a 'descent into the grip of a sexist institution' unable to treat her as an equal.
- The lawsuit alleges she was forced to wear man-sized clothing and perform an 'utterly humiliating singing performance' in front of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Coach Mike Tomlin during training camp.
- In 2024, DeLorenzo was forced to attend an 'alleged training opportunity' over her union's objection; she was fired on February 18, 2025, according to the lawsuit.
- The NFL and the NFL Referees Association have not returned messages seeking comment, as the lawsuit seeks reinstatement and unspecified damages for irreversible emotional and reputational harm.
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One of NFL's first female officials alleges gender discrimination, harassment in lawsuit
Robin DeLorenzo, one of the first female NFL officials, is suing the league for gender discrimination, harassment and retaliation after being fired during the 2025 offseason.
One of the NFL's first female officials sues the league for gender discrimination after being fired
NFL pioneer female official Robin DeLorenzo has filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the league, alleging harassment and humiliation during her three seasons as a referee.
Female ex-referee accuses NFL of sexism, sues after she was allegedly made to perform 'an utterly humiliating' act
The NFL's third-ever female referee has filed a lawsuit against the league, citing gender-based scrutiny and multiple "humiliating" instances.Robin DeLorenzo of New Jersey was hired by the NFL in 2022 after working in college football's Big Ten Conference. After three years on the job, DeLorenzo now says her tenure with the league included "unchecked harassment" and gender bias.'A male power play that served its purpose of humiliating plaintiff,…
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