Craig James: Fox Sports firing over opposition to gay marriage was 'sucker punch'

DALLAS (AP) — Former college football broadcaster Craig James says Fox Sports hit him with a “sucker punch” — first inviting him to join a regional network show, then firing him days later and telling the media he was too polarizing.

James has filed a complaint with the Texas Workforce Commission accusing Fox of firing him because he spoke as a U.S. Senate candidate about his opposition to gay marriage. He told The Associated Press on Thursday that he wants to hold the network accountable for violating his religious freedom.

One day after his first appearance on Fox Sports Southwest, James says he was fired and then read a spokesman’s comment online that the network questioned “how Craig’s statements would play in our human resources department.”

“That’s like a sucker punch,” James said Thursday. “For someone to call you and offer you a job, praise your talents, your credentials, put you on the air the next day and fire you the following the day: That’s like some kind of mean joke.”

James said the firing has left him “radioactive” for future broadcasting jobs.

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[font color=green]There is an element of conceitedness by Craig James to believe that his religious freedom trumps Texas right-to-work laws which allow employers to terminate employees without cause. Maybe he should have joined a union?

Meanwhile, Craig James is an advocate for tort reform. Therefore, the irony that he might file a lawsuit against any entity under the Fox umbrella is doubly delicious![/font]