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NEW YORK - Claims that Black coaches face discrimination in the National Football League can go to trial, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, rejecting the league's request to force Brian Flores and other coaches into arbitration.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling from the lower courts that will allow Flores to pursue his claims against the NFL, the Denver Broncos, the New York Giants and the Houston Texans.

In the ruling, Judge Jose A. Cabranes said the NFL's arbitration agreement, which would require Flores to plead his case in front of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, "fails to bear a passing resemblance to ‘traditional arbitral practice.’"

2nd Circuit upholds district court ruling

Cabranes called the league's arbitration agreement "unworthy

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