NFL Loses Bid to Arbitrate Ex-Miami Coach’s Race-Bias Claims (2)

Former Miami Dolphins Head Coach Brian Flores can proceed with a lawsuit accusing the National Football League and several of its teams of racial bias in hiring for coaching and front-office positions.

A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday rejected the NFL’s move to force Flores to arbitrate his claims against the league, the Denver Broncos, the New York Giants and the Houston Texans because he had no contracts with those teams.

But Flores — now a defensive coordinator with the Minnesota Vikings — did have a contract with the Dolphins, requiring any claims against that team to be ...