Dimitri Patterson is showing more fight in court than he did on the field.
The former NFL cornerback has filed suit against multiple news organizations, including last week against ESPN, for defamation after they published stories in August on his allegedly trying to dash out of a Miami-Dade courtroom.
Patterson is seeking $50 million in damages from ESPN for its story, in which then-reporter James Walker cited police in saying Patterson injured two officers while trying to leave the family court to avoid being arrested. The Miami Herald, which Patterson is also suing, reported the same details, again citing police.