USAToday.com reports, Franklin has filed a lawsuit against ESPN for wrongful termination. He confirmed that in an interview with Game On! from his home city of Austin, Texas.
Franklin, who worked for ESPN for 25 years, declined to comment on how much he's seeking in damages or details of the lawsuit.
ESPN fired the veteran college football and basketball announcer after he allegedly called sideline reporter Jeannine Edwards "sweet baby" and "a--hole" during an argument during bowl game preparation. ESPN yanked him from coverage of the Fiesta Bowl that he was supposed to work with Edwards.
Franklin's attorney, Tom Nesbitt, sent this written statement to Game On!: "This case is about Ron Franklin's contracts with ABC and ESPN. We hope that ABC and ESPN will honor their commitments to Ron Franklin. If they choose to continue breaching their contracts, this case will be tried in a courtroom in Austin, Texas, not the media."
"We are confident that the action we took was appropriate," ESPN spokesman Mike Soltys said in an e-mail.
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