January 17, 2012; St, Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Rams executive vice president of football operations Kevin Demoff talks with the media during a press conference to announce Jeff Fischer as the new head coach at the Russell Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-US PRESSWIRE

We have already talked at length about former equipment manager Todd Hewitt and his suit against the Rams claiming age discrimination in his firing. Well, that’s not the only problem for the organization anymore. Former executive assistant Lory Fabian is suing the Rams and executive Vice President of sales and marketing Bob Reif for age discrimination and sexual harassment.

According to the suit, Fabian claims the Rams targeted middle-aged women and replaced them with younger employees. She also claims that Reif touched her in an unwanted fashion and that when she complained about it, the organization punished her for it.

If any of this is true, the Rams could be in big trouble. These are serious allegations, and considering there is already an age discrimination claim out there, it’s hard to dismiss what she is saying. Fabian names former coach Steve Spagnuolo and current COO Kevin Demoff specifically in the claim, saying Demoff told her that no one liked her and she was too old for her job. This thing isn’t going away any time soon.

Dec 12, 2011; Seattle, WA, USA; St. Louis Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo reacts during the game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-US PRESSWIRE

We talked here on the site a while ago about the Rams letting go equipment manager Todd Hewitt, and we discussed how he was likely let go because he was getting up there in age. Well, it looks like Hewitt feels the same way. Hewitt has sued the Rams for firing him illegally for age discrimination.

In his suit, Hewitt claims former coach Steve Spagnuolo made comments about his age. “During the time that Mr. Spagnuolo was the head coach for the Rams, he made statements to Mr. Hewitt about his age, including in 2009, when he told him he was too old for his job,” the complaint states. “Mr. Spagnuolo also told Mr. Hewitt that his employment was ‘NFL’ which means ‘Not For Long’ employment.”

Also from the Courthouse News Service, “After being fired, Mr. Hewitt contacted one of the team’s owners, Chip Rosenbloom, who told him that his firing ‘shouldn’t have happened,’” the complaint states.

I’d say Hewitt has a pretty compelling case, and considering he was with the organization for 40 years and was NFL Equipment Manager of the Year in 1997, he was by all accounts good at his job. Now, I wasn’t there in the room so I can’t say if he was good or not, but it seemed a little fishy from the start. If the Rosenbloom conversation is accurate, then this thing certainly has some legs.