Arizona’s bad offseason took an ugly turn on Tuesday when former executive Terry McDonagh filed a complaint against owner Michael Bidwell with allegations of cheating, discrimination and harassment.
Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, McDonough alleges “that both he and former Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks were left no choice but to follow Bidwell’s plan to use burner phones to communicate with former Arizona general manager Steve Keim” during the 2018 preseason when Keim was serving a suspension stemming from a DUI arrest.
As part of Keim’s suspension, he wasn’t supposed to have any contact with the team. McDonough claims he kept the phone which contains the incriminating evidence.
Another issue brought up in McDonough’s filing includes an allegation “that Bidwell treated a Black employee and two pregnant women poorly and ‘created an environment of fear for minority employees.'”
ESPN’s Mina Kimes posted to Twitter with a reminder that McDonough’s filing comes after the franchise’s poor showing in the NFL Players Association team report card. When it came to the organization’s treatment of families, it received an F.
