Dimitri Patterson

ESPN ain't sweatin' the $50 million defamation lawsuit filed by ex-NFL player Dimitri Patterson ... because the police report obtained by TMZ Sports essentially confirms their story about Patterson's insane courtroom arrest. Patterson sued ESPN claiming the network's 2017 story about a "courtroom…

Former Miami Dolphins cornerback Dimitri Patterson is suing ESPN for $50 million claiming the network defamed him in a 2017 article saying he was in custody after a "courtroom escape attempt." The article -- published on August 15, 2017 -- says Patterson injured two police officers while trying to…