CLEVELAND -- A Cleveland Browns fan sued the NFL and its teams over the player lockout, claiming it violated his contract to buy tickets through his personal seat license.
Ken Lanci, a self-made millionaire who ran unsuccessfully last year for the top county government job in Cleveland, filed the lawsuit Thursday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.
"It's a fight between billionaires and millionaires," Lanci said Friday in a phone interview. "There isn't any sympathy for multimillionaires. It's just not going to happen. And somebody has to stand up and say, 'Enough's enough.' "
The lawsuit asked for damages of more than $25,000 from the Browns on both breach of contract and bad faith counts and more than $25,000 from the league and its teams for alleged contract interference.
Neal Gulkis, a Browns spokesman, referred questions to the league.
Four NFL teams have made changes to their season-ticket plans to account for the lockout.
The New York Giants and New York Jets, Carolina Panthers and Buffalo Bills made adjustments. The Giants took the biggest step by not requiring renewals until the work stoppage ends.
