NFL to Appeal Arbitration Decision in Flores Race Bias Suit

The National Football League and three of its teams have filed a notice of interlocutory appeal in the race discrimination suit filed against them by three Black coaches.

Former Miami Dolphins Head Coach Brian Flores originally filed the suit, which has since been joined by two other Black coaches, Steve Wilks and Ray Horton.

Judge Valerie E. Caproni of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York recently ruled that the NFL, the New York Giants, Houston Texans, and Denver Broncos couldn’t force the coaches’ claims against them into arbitration. But Caproni also said that claims against ...