Marshall Faulk has been suspended from the NFL Network for quite some time after being named in a sexual harassment lawsuit by ex-employee Jami Cantor. According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post Faulk will be one of several members let go from the network.
After being accused of sexual harassment, Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk is expected to part ways with NFL Network soon, The Post has learned. Sources said Ike Taylor and Heath Evans also will not return as analysts on the network’s broadcast this fall. The trio was suspended late last year after a woman brought a wrongful termination suit against NFL Enterprises. Taylor is already gone, while representatives for Faulk and Evans are finishing up the language of their exits. Faulk’s contract had at least one more year on it. One clause in the deals, sources said, will prevent either side from suing the other.
Jami Cantor worked as a wardrobe stylist for over a decade on the NFL Network. Her allegations have also led to analysts Heath Evans and Ike Taylor being jettisoned as well. Of the accusations to emerge, possibly the most scathing were lobbed at Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk.
Cantor alleges that Faulk, the former running back for the St. Louis Rams, asked her “deeply personal and invasive questions” about her sex life on numerous occasions. She claims that Faulk asked her what her favorite sex position was, whether she was into oral sex and if she dated black men. She also accused Faulk in the lawsuit of fondling her breasts and groping her butt.
“As time went on, Mr. Faulk became more aggressive, such as inviting (Cantor) to his hotel room, stroking and pulling out his genitals in front of her, pointing to his crotch and asking Plaintiff, ‘when are you gonna get on this already?’” the lawsuit said. “He also pinned (Cantor) against a wall, demanding oral sex while he pulled his pants down.”
Seems like the NFL Network is trying to clean house before the season starts.