Ex-players 雇う 法律 会社／堅い to 告訴する Northwestern over 煙霧ing
Eight former players so far have 雇うd 弁護士／代理人／検事 Ben Crump to 追求する 合法的な 活動／戦闘 against Northwestern in the wake of the football 煙霧ing スキャンダル that led to the 解雇する／砲火／射撃ing of coach Pat Fitzgerald.
Crump is partnering with Chicago-based 法律 会社／堅い Levin & Perconti in any 活動／戦闘 against the university. In a 声明 解放（する）d Monday, Crump said an 調査 暴露するd "a 広大な array of 出来事/事件s of 乱用."
"Whether the coaches at Northwestern 認可するd or 参加するd in the いやがらせ of these players or not, they are 責任がある 許すing and enabling a 有毒な, disgusting, and 損失ing culture in their programs," Crump said in a 声明. "Sadly, our 研究 示唆するs that this 肉親，親類d of 乱用 of student 競技者s may be far more ありふれた on college campuses than we know, because there is tremendous 圧力 to keep 静かな. It's time for a reckoning to 保護する young 競技者s."
Fitzgerald was 解雇する／砲火／射撃d July 10 after 最初 存在 一時停止するd for two weeks without 支払う／賃金. Fitzgerald is also 検討する，考慮するing 合法的な 活動／戦闘 against the school for 違反 of 契約.
Crump and the 会社／堅い 推定する／予想する more players to join the 合法的な 活動／戦闘.
Northwestern 大統領，／社長 Michael Schill said players were exposed to "軍隊d 参加, nudity and sexualized 行為／法令／行動するs of a degrading nature, in （疑いを）晴らす 違反 of Northwestern 政策s and values" in 発表するing Fitzgerald's termination.
一方／合間, Northwestern is 保持するing all assistant coaches for the 2023 season. The school 指名するd David Braun as 暫定的な 長，率いる coach for the entire 近づいている （選挙などの）運動をする.
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