Fired Arizona Cardinals offensive line coach Sean Kugler is blaming a attainable ‘miscommunication or mistaken identification’ for the groping allegation that led to his dismissal final month.
Kugler was fired earlier than the Cardinals’ Monday Evening Soccer sport towards the San Francisco 49ers in Mexico Metropolis after he was {accused} of groping a girl within the Mexican Capital.
Now he has retained a legislation agency for an arbitration listening to on his behalf as he continues to disclaim the allegations towards him.
Fired Cardinals offensive line coach Sean Kugler is blaming a attainable ‘miscommunication or mistaken identification’ for the groping allegation that led to his dismissal final month
‘The allegations towards Coach Kugler are merely unfaithful and have brought on Sean, his spouse and household monumental private {and professional} harm,’ legal professional Michael Petitti stated in an announcement. ‘Coach and his household have been determined to grasp from the Cardinals entrance workplace and others what rationale or proof was used to terminate him for trigger.’
The Cardinals have been {accused} by Kugler’s authorized group of firing him with out an interview or ‘in depth evaluate.’
Kugler has additionally launched his personal assertion, insisting that he has all the time revered girls.
‘Respecting girls is a core worth for me, and one thing I’ve instilled in my kids and the gamers that I coach,’ Kugler stated. ‘The mysterious allegations by the Cardinals are unfaithful, and I wish to clear my identify. Be it a miscommunication or mistaken identification, my household and I’ll cooperate totally and truthfully with the NFL, Cardinals, or some other company to get to the reality on this matter and restore my status.’
Mexican authorities have been informed of the alleged incident earlier than alerting the Cardinals, who then fired Kugler, who returned to Arizona earlier than the sport.
The allegation is simply one other in a collection of detrimental tales surrounding the 5-9 Cardinals.
Quarterback Kyler Murray, who signed a five-year, $230 million contract with group earlier than the season, just lately suffered a season-ending knee surgical procedure earlier than group basic supervisor Steve Keim took a depart of absence for health-related causes.
Arizona Cardinals offensive line coach Sean Kugler walks on the sector earlier than an NFL soccer sport towards the Los Angeles Rams in November
