Michael McCann New York Giants assistant coach Bret Bielema, who previously served as University of Arkansas head football coach, filed a $7 million lawsuit against the Arkansas Razorback Foundation.
Sportico has obtained the civil cover sheet for the lawsuit, which will be litigated in Arkansas federal court. The case could become key precedent for duty to mitigate clauses in coaches’ contracts.Bielema contends that the Razorback Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) entity that fundraises and supports Arkansas Athletics, breached a contractual obligation to pay him about $12 million.
This monetary amount reflects a buyout agreement that Bielema signed in January 2018 in the aftermath of him being fired.The Foundation’s unwillingness to pay.
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