Big Ten firing

[TXMike]

Sounds like Mr Filson was offered other positions but turned them down.

From the Detroit Free Press -
LAWSUIT DISPUTE: Carr was named in a recent Chicago-area lawsuit of James Filson, who is suing the Big Ten for firing him.

The former Big Ten football official contends he was fired because it was discovered he suffered an accident in 2000, blinding him in one eye. Various media accounts have suggested that Carr was informed of Filson's handicap by a media member and asked Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany to dismiss the official.

Carr said Tuesday that wasn't accurate. He said he was called about the situation by a different Big Ten official, and Carr felt it was his responsibility to pass the information on to Delany.

"I made it clear to Jim that I had no opinion and that I was not calling with any motivation other than to provide him with that information," Carr said. "What he chose to do with it was his decision. ... Given the same circumstances, I would make the same call - in spite of the fact that it has been portrayed I cost him his job or that I was trying to get him fired. There is nothing further from the truth."

Delany said Tuesday that Filson was offered other conference officiating jobs but turned them down.