Robert Cary McNair Jr., the son of Houston Texans co-founders Janice McNair and the late Robert McNair, is suing the National Football League for "tortious interference," his lawyer said.

Tortious interference allows a plaintiff to seek damages against a defendant who "wrongfully and intentionally interferes" with a contractual or business relationship, according to Cornell Law School.

In a lawsuit filed Thursday in New York State Supreme Court, on behalf of McNair Jr., attorney Tony Buzbee seeks more than $60 million for an "alleged conspiracy" between the current Houston Texans owner and CEO, Cal McNair, and the NFL.

McNair Jr. questioned player scandals that "potentially implicated the NFL, its personnel, and its decision-making process," the lawsuit alleges, causing the league to "s

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