Earlier this week, there was another update in the matter of the Brian Flores-led lawsuit against the NFL and six of its teams. As expected, the league attempted to have the matter moved to arbitration. 
Just as that came as no surprise, Flores and his fellow plaintiffs Steve Wilks and Ray Horton are likewise taking the expected step of trying to stop the league from doing so. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reports that they made a direct request to the league to provide “certain information… that will be relevant to the issue of whether arbitration is appropriate.”
Since the initial request was denied, the plaintiffs have now asked the federal court overseeing this case to compel the NFL to provide said documentation. A six-page letter they sent includes a detailed list of the particular information requested, ranging from general procedures regarding arbitration and the circumstances necessitating it, to more specific materials detailing commissioner Roger Goodell‘s involvement in previous legal matters.
One of the other interesting requests made includes that for “all documents regarding any statements or communication among NFL senior executives regarding the plaintiffs, the lawsuit, and the allegations in the complaints.” Another is for “all documents supporting or undermining the contention that the plaintiffs agreed to arbitrate their claims with the NFL,” which attempted to use the precedent set by arbitration as standard procedure when making its case to resolve the issue privately.
As Florio details, another aim of the plaintiffs is to question Goodell on the matter of arbitration, including the issue of whether or not he could represent a neutral adjudicator in the case. Given Flores’ earlier remarks, that also comes as little surprise, as it represents a further attempt to keep the matter in public for as long as possible.
With forced arbitration, my case will be litigated behind closed doors, confidentially and without transparency, essentially done in secrecy,” he said in March. If he and his legal team have their way, though, that situation could be avoided.
Race baiting grifting loser
Know thyself.
Fun take, I bet you have a plethora of different types of people in your life who deeply respect you. /s
Whatever beats being an actual racist like brian flores. Clean your room.
Derp
It’s not unexpected that the NFL would attempt to have it arbitrated, because that’s what they do with pretty much everything. It’s not unexpected that Flores would want it otherwise, and that they would want any internal documentation from the NFL supporting that. They may or may not get that documentation, but I don’t think that the NFL could possibly expect to have moved this suit to arbitration.
The real question for both parties is how much time they will spend going back and forth on what will ultimately end up as just a distraction from the suit itself. My guess is not too long, but that the NFL’s opposition to providing internal correspondence and Flores’ requesting of those documents will be brought up at points later.
Either you have a case that can stand on it’s own merits or you don’t. The Flores camp appear to be grasping at straws which is not a good sign that they have a strong case.
I agree, but this is a procedural debate, not anything that has to do with the merits of the suit. That’s why I called it a distraction, really. Of course the NFL would want this handled in house, and of course Flores wants it in an actual court. I don’t think that the league would think that this would work.
he got fired and he didn’t like it
Head coach isn’t a long term gig.. 90% of HCs get fired after a couple seasons
had nothing to do with his skin color, and a lot to do with his whiney attitude
apparently Brian was not the easiest guy to get along with and turned on his own QB , fellow minority Tua
Again, I’m not commenting on the merits of the suit. I’m just saying that it was predictable that both sides would have this perspective on where it’s settled.
1) goodell should have nothing to do with disputes
2) Flores is right
3) it’s not the teams fault, it’s the Rooney Rule. Teams are conducting sham interviews to satisfy the Rooney rule.
Whether or not it’s a joke of an interview; their satisfying a league policy. Nothing to see here.
This. 100%.
While I agree with your logic on the Rooney rule…. I also believe Flores case is crap. He is grasping at straws to strong arm the NFL. It’s very possible that he isn’t qualified to be a head coach in the NFL. Teams have a right to hire the best person they see fit for the job. Race, color, should have nothing to do with it. And by claiming it does, Flores is setting minorities back wards not forwards. He’s an ass
Counter sue him for defamation and send a lesson about truth to the scammers like him out there. Attempting false racial claims anywhere in life needs to be a hate crime itself.
flores a laughing stock at this point.