Coach Behind 'Fat Albert' Tweet Sues for Reinstatement

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The college football assistant coach who was fired after referring to voting-rights activist Stacey Abrams as "Fat Albert" on Twitter is suing the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to reinstate him to his former position.

As reported by the Associated Press, Chris Malone filed his lawsuit Tuesday in the Eastern District of U.S. District Court, naming as defendants chancellor Steven Angle, athletic director Mark Wharton and coach Rusty Wright individually and in their roles at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

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