In a joint letter filed by the lawyers for Brian Flores and the NFL, the league announced its intention to dismiss the former Dolphins coach’s racial discrimination lawsuit or move it to arbitration.
The league denied the claims of racial discrimination, saying the accusations must face arbitration as part of the employment agreement with the NFL and its teams. The NFL also said the claims lack legal merit because it must be proven that Flores would not have experienced the discrimination had he not been Black, which the league believes cannot be done in a trial.
“Mr. Flores himself alleges that he was terminated by the Dolphins for reasons plainly unrelated to his race, including his alleged refusal to intentionally lose games or to violate NFL rules,” the league’s lawyers wrote.
