Brian Flores' discrimination case towards NFL proceeds to open court docket trial

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The U.S. District Courtroom for the Southern District of New York concluded Friday that Brian Flores, Steve Wilks and Ray Horton’s ongoing discrimination case towards the NFL will proceed in open court docket.

4 years in the past, Flores sued the NFL, alleging the league was "rife with racism" because it pertains to its hiring practices for coaches. Wilks and Horton joined the lawsuit after Flores’ preliminary lawsuit.

"The court docket’s choice acknowledges that an arbitration discussion board during which the defendant’s personal chief government will get to resolve the case would strip workers of their rights beneath the regulation," attorneys Douglas H. Wigdor and David E. Gottlieb stated, via ESPN.

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Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores seems on in the course of the fourth quarter of a recreation towards the Inexperienced Bay Packers at U.S. Financial institution Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan. 4, 2026. (Matt Blewett/Imagn Photos)

"It's lengthy overdue for the NFL to acknowledge this and at last present a good, impartial and clear discussion board for these points to be addressed."

The NFL fought to maneuver the case into non-public arbitration, which might have had Commissioner Roger Goodell performing because the decide.

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Defensive coordinator Brian Flores of the Minnesota Vikings seems on previous to a recreation between the Minnesota Vikings and the Inexperienced Bay Packers at U.S. Financial institution Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Dec. 29, 2024. (Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Photos)

Flores sued the NFL, the Miami Dolphins , New York Giants, Denver Broncos and the Houston Texans. Wilks’ claims are towards the Arizona Cardinals, and Ray Horton’s are towards the Tennessee Titans.

Flores alleged that NFL groups regularly interview Black head teaching candidates to fulfill the Rooney Rule, conducting "sham interviews." The Rooney Rule requires groups to interview two exterior minority candidates for management roles.

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Defensive coordinator Brian Flores of the Minnesota Vikings throughout a recreation towards the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Discipline in Seattle Nov. 30, 2025. (Steph Chambers/Getty Photos)

Wilks stated he was handled as a "bridge coach" throughout his one-year stint as head coach with the Cardinals and that he didn’t have sufficient alternatives to achieve a criticism obtained by Fox News Digital.