A couple weeks ago, we documented the now-infamous Dez Bryant "no catch" ruling made by NFL official Gene Steratore in the Dallas Cowboys' playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers.
Dallas seemed poised to a late win on Jan. 11 when quarterback Tony Romo completed a deep pass to star wideout Bryant on 4th and 2. Bryant leapt over Green Bay's Sam Shields to make a spectacular catch before crashing to the ground.
The referees ruled Bryant had completed the catch and was down at the 1-yard-line but Packers coach Mike McCarthy challenged the ruling and the officials decided to overturn the call and give the ball to the Packers on the basis that Bryant did not complete the "process" of the catch.
The decision resulted in national uproar, and continues to bother Cowboys fans across the world. One such supporter, Terry Hendrix, just filed a lawsuit seeking more than $88 billion from the league "for but not limited to: negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and also reckless disregard."
WFFA reports that Hendrix, an inmate at Fremont Correctional Facility in Colorado, named Steratore, NFL Vice President of Officiating Dean Blandino and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in the suit, which also includes the following quirks:
- Hendrix will be appearing as counsel for "Dez Bryant, all Dallas Cowboys fans and all people in or from the sovereign republic of Texas."
- The suit seeks permission to move before court within 35 days.
- A conjunctive application requested that the suit move forward without court fees.
"Dean Blandino, Gene Steratore, and Roger Goodell are wrong and have stolen a victory from the plaintiffs," Hendrix wrote. "The Cowboys' offensive line would have perfectly created an 'Autobahn' for DeMarco Murray to drive into the endzone for the score and victory."
He also called the video review and reversal a "fraud" and a "gross negligence" that caused "true injury" to the Cowboys.
By far the worst call in NFL history DEZ BRYANT https://t.co/S4Rv4PAcr0 via @vine
— Scotty Scott (@4hundredplus20) January 17, 2015
