Does anybody envy Ted Wells?
While the Deflategate saga is still swirling, his first report on the Miami Dolphins is resurfacing. Former Dolphins offensive line coach Jim Turner, who was fired after Wells' report explored the bullying relationship between linemen Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin, is filing a defamation lawsuit against Wells, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
"Turner, who thinks his reputation and career have been unfairly affected, believes that Wells' report on the Dolphins negatively and perhaps permanently altered his ability to land another NFL coaching job," Schefter wrote.
"In the lawsuit, Turner alleges that the NFL commissioned Wells and Paul Weiss to write a report that would placate the public and assign blame to certain individuals such as Turner, while the law firm was well-paid and well-positioned for future work on NFL cases such as the one that turned out to be Deflategate."