The Sports Xchange

A company working with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo to host the National Fantasy Football Convention in Las Vegas sued the NFL on Monday for more than $1 million in damages.

Fan Expo LLC filed the suit in Dallas, accusing the NFL of illegally interfering with the event, which was a partnership between Romo and a Dallas entrepreneur. Organizers canceled the July 10-12 show at The Venetian after alleging the NFL told the players scheduled to participate that they would be fined or suspended.

At least 60 NFL players were to appear.

The conflict apparently stemmed from the league policy that prohibits players from appearances at a place where gambling takes place. But Fan Expo LLC said the convention center at The Venetian does not offer gambling.

As a result of the cancellation, Fan Expo had to refund all money received for the event.

“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.”

The NFL told ESPN on Tuesday that it had no knowledge of the suit.