Longtime NFL writer Jim Trotter announced Monday that he was leaving the NFL media group after five years, as his contract was not renewed. Trotter, who questioned commissioner Roger Goodell on the ongoing issues with diversity within the league and NFL media newsroom, believes his challenging of the league’s commissioner could’ve played a role in his departure.
In an appearance on Brother From Another with Michael Holley on Tuesday, Trotter said he believes his push for diversity and holding Goodell accountable is part reason for the network’s decision to not renew his contract. However, instead of giving a lengthy discourse on his personal feelings about the network’s decision, he said plans to say more later but believes accountability and transparency are very important considering the league’s current state.
“I will have a lot to say about it at the appropriate time, which is not now,” Trotter said on Tuesday’s show. “What I will say now is that journalism matters, and holding people who are in power accountable matters. And that’s part of our job, regardless of whether it’s our own employer or someone else… “One of the things the NFL always said internally was, ‘Hold us accountable. Hold us accountable as it relates to diversity, equity, and inclusion.’ And so for the last couple of years, that’s what I’ve been trying to do.”
