Murphy named in Northwestern lawsuit

Former Northwestern University football players filed new hazing lawsuits against the school on Thursday, and Green Bay Packers CEO and President Mark Murphy has been named as a defendant. Murphy previously served as athletic director at Northwestern from 2003 to 2007. The former players, both listed as "John Doe," who filed the lawsuits, were at the school from 2004 to 2008, according to a press release. These are the first lawsuits to name Murphy as a defendant. Both lawsuits also name now-fired and former coach Pat Fitzgerald, former university president Henry Bienen, and the school's board of trustees.