It’s been a rough week in court for the NFL.

Three days after the Nevada Supreme Court ruled against the effort to force Jon Gruden’s claims against the league and Commissioner Roger Goodell into arbitration, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found that certain claims made by former Dolphins coach (and current Vikings defensive coordinator) Brian Flores should not be sent to arbitration.

In a 29-page ruling, the three-judge panel found that claims made by Flores against the Giants, Broncos, Texans, and the NFL should proceed in court.

“The significance of the Second Circuit’s decision cannot be overstated,” the lawyers for Flores (Douglas H. Wigdor, David E. Gottlieb, and John Elefterakis) said in a statement issued to PFT. “For too long, the NFL has relied on a funda

See Full Page