Tony Romo's fantasy football event sues NFL

DALLAS, July 21 (UPI) -- While many people are clamoring for information about Tony Romo's fantasy football value, a canceled event, which partnered with Romo, is suing the NFL.

Fan Expo LLC sued the NFL Monday in Dallas, according to the Dallas Morning News. The National Fantasy Football Convention was set to take place from July 10 to July 12 in the convention area of the Venetian in Las Vegas. The company, which partnered with Romo and a Dallas entrepreneur, is accusing the NFL of "illegally interfering" with the event.

"The NFL could have handled it in far better ways and there would have been a lot of issues that could have been resolved with the venue change or just wanting to be part of it," Romo said during a radio interview with ESPN's Colin Cowherd. "There's 10 different ways to handle it and that part of it made it very frustrating for the people involved."

The event was expected to bring in about 60 NFL players, including Odell Beckham Jr., Rob Gronkowski and Dez Bryant. But "in early June, the NFL had an abrupt change of heart due, likely to the success experienced by the NFFC," the suit alleges. "On June 3, 2015, less than five weeks before the event was to take place, the NFL began to threaten and harass players who had committed to appear at the event. Specifically, the NFL began to threaten and harass players who had committed to appear at the event. Specifically, the NFL threatened player fines and suspensions if the players abided by the terms of their appearance contracts with the NFFC."

Fan Expo LLC seeks at least $1 million in damages. The damages include "lost ticket sales, sponsorship sales, lost profits and harm to its goodwill and business reputation," according to Forbes.

"If we had known about the issue of the place or thought that was something that could've been an issue, the NFL could have told us right away," Romo said on ESPN's The Herd with Colin Cowherd. "The NFL never called me or my agency or the NFFC."