Green Bay Packers CEO Mark Murphy has been named as a defendant in two new Northwestern lawsuits, according to ESPN. Four former football players filed lawsuits on Thursday, alleging hazing and mistreatment.

Murphy, who is the president and CEO of the Packers, was the athletic director at Northwestern from 2003-07. The lawsuits also name ex-head coach Pat Fitzgerald, former university president Henry Bienen and the school’s board of trustees as defendants.

Murphy and the Packers declined comment on the situation, per ESPN.

Northwestern terminated Fitzgerald on July 10 following serious allegations of hazing, mistreatment and discrimination. He had been the head coach of the Wildcats for 17 seasons.

The school named David Braun the interim head coach following Fitzgerald’s firing.

A total of 13 former Northwestern football players have come forward to file lawsuits since Fitzgerald’s firing in July.

Per ESPN, “Both lawsuits outline instances of hazing, 𝓈ℯ𝓍ual abuse and racial discrimination, and allege that Fitzgerald ‘knew and encouraged this behavior to happen to these very young and impressionable men.’ Both former players also allege they were subjected to ‘running,’ a hazing ritual where they were restrained and dry-humped by older teammates, during preseason training in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2004.”

Murphy became the president and CEO of the Packers in 2007. Prior to his time at Northwestern, he worked at Colgate, his alma mater, as the athletic director from 1992-2003.

Former Northwestern OL to file lawsuit

According to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, former Northwestern offensive lineman Ramon Diaz will file a lawsuit against the University and several defendants. He is alleging there was not only hazing but also racial discrimination in the football program.

“Former Northwestern offensive lineman Ramon Diaz will file a lawsuit Wednesday against the school and several defendants, alleging hazing and racial discrimination while in the program,” Rittenberg said. “Diaz was the first ex-player to speak publicly about the hazing allegations, using his name.”

As Rittenberg mentioned, Diaz was one of the first players to publically speak out against the problems occurring in Evanston. He has not been around the program in quite some time, lasting being there during the 2008 season.

When speaking to the Daily Northwestern, Diaz said he felt like he could never be himself due to the color of his skin. He felt as if the racist incidents that occurred were part of the hazing as well, thinking the two intertwined with one another.

Diaz will now be heading to court, suing Northwestern for those incidents. He is just the latest to do so as there have been multiple lawsuits filed against the school following the firing of head coach Pat Fitzgerald.

Diaz arrived on campus prior to the 2005 season, spending four seasons with Northwestern. He was not able to get on the field too much, with injuries hampering his career. In fact, according to his official profile from 2008, he did not see any game action.