NFC West

Arizona Cardinals ordered to pay former executive $3M for defamation

An NFL arbitrator has ordered the Arizona Cardinals to pay $3 million to former executive Terry McDonough for “false and defamatory” statements the team made about him to the media, per Tisha Thompson of ESPN. The decision was filed in federal court on Monday by McDonough’s attorney, Mike Caspino, Thompson reported. Jeffrey Mishkin, the arbitrator appointed by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, determined that the Cardinals and team owner Michael Bidwill defamed McDonough “with malice.” The Cardinals sent a multi-page statement to media organizations accusing McDonough of spousal abuse and neglec…