Chiefs Facing Racial Discrimination Lawsuit from Former NFL Player originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

A former Kansas City Chiefs employee and ex-NFL player is suing the team, alleging racial discrimination.

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According to Front Office Sports, Ramzee Robinson filed the lawsuit in the Western District of Missouri on Tuesday. Among Robinson’s accusations: “The Chiefs paid African-American business employees less than their white counterparts.”

The claim also states the Chiefs “unlawfully discriminated and retaliated against Plaintiff based on his race” and “unlawfully terminated” Robinson.

Robinson worked as Kansas City’s director of player engagement from 2016-25. The lawsuit states he started in his position with a salary of $35,000 before earning a final salary of $125,000.

Per the lawsuit, Robinson sought a salary review with team President Mark Donovan. Donovan allegedly rejected the request while declaring that the “Chiefs had previously given him raises.”

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The lawsuit further states that Donovan pressured Robinson into renewing his existing contract without a raise, and later the Chiefs refused a request from the Houston Texans to interview him for a job.

Robinson played defensive back in the NFL from 2007-09, appearing in 26 games over stints with the Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns.

“We can’t comment because it’s an active legal matter,” Chiefs Vice President of Football Communications Brad Gee told Pro Football Talk. “But to be clear, the Chiefs do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. We look forward to the facts of this case coming to light.”

Robinson also says his supervisor, Executive Vice President of Administration Kirsten Krug, called him into her office on Feb. 15 and told him he had engaged in “conduct detrimental to the league.” Per the lawsuit, Krug “suggested” that Robinson “attacked” a white female coworker and that there was security video evidence of the alleged incident. Krug “refused to show Plaintiff the video,” according to the lawsuit.

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Krug then fired Robinson, according to the lawsuit.

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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 18, 2025, where it first appeared.