Seahawks Rival Cardinals Accused Of Racist & Sexist 'Toxic Workplace' Under Owner Michael Bidwill: ESPN Report

Seahawks Rival Cardinals Accuses Of Racist & Sexist 'Toxic Workplace' Under Owner Michael Bidwill: ESPN Report

A new report coming on the heels of a pending lawsuit against Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill paints him and his entire organization - rivals of the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC West - of fostering a "toxic workplace'' featuring sexism, discrimination, harassment and bullying, among other allegations.

The charges in this report, via ESPN, have the Cardinals strongly denying the allegations, calling them "outlandish.''

Bidwill and the Cardinals are subject to both a hiring discrimination lawsuit filed by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores and an arbitration complaint filed by former team vice president Terry McDonough that accuses the owner of misconduct.

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Employees felt they were “walking on egg shells,” and that their mental health was impacted by Bidwell's behavior, which via Tisha Thompson and Josh Weinfuss of ESPN allegedly includes: Women being told to use different elevators than men, not being able to the team's gym, and reprimands for speaking with their male colleagues. There are accusations of mistreatment of women who are pregnant and of a female employee who requested time off due to jury duty.

"It was always our fault," a female former employee told ESPN. "Like, it was our fault if we were talking to a man for whatever reason."

Bidwill told ESPN in a statement that the Cardinals have "worked hard over the last several years to improve our culture across the board."

"We have more to do and, as I have said to every member of the Cardinals organization, that includes my own work to grow and improve as a leader," Bidwill said in the statement.