The New York Jets have their fair share of problems on the field this season, especially after they were shut out in this week’s Monday Night Football prime time game by their division rival, the New England Patriots. Apparently, the field is not where the team’s problems end. In addition to dealing with a quarterback who’s “seeing ghosts,” the Jets’ counsel is now faced with something just as spooky—federal court.

The Jets’ strong safety, Rontez Miles, filed a lawsuit in New Jersey state court against the NFL alleging that his rights under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJ LAD) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) were violated when he was forced to remove a tinted helmet visor. Tinted visors have been banned in the NFL since 1998, though they are permissible for players with certain medical conditions. The case in state court was filed as Miles v. National Football League, Morris County, MRS-L-001770-19 (N.J. Super. Ct. filed Aug. 19. 2019).

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