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Discrimination suit by former video department employees against Lions resolved

The two former Detroit Lions video department employees who sued the team for alleged age and racial discrimination in their firings have reached a resolution in their arbitration case ahead of a hearing, a source told ESPN on Monday.

Robert Yanagi and Michael Richardson were both let go by the Lions in January 2018 - part of a massive overhaul of staff since Bob Quinn took over as the team's general manager in January 2016.

Both had been long-time employees of the Lions at the time of their dismissal. Richardson began working for the club in 1989 and Yanagi in 2004.