MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores wants the NFL to reject the team’s request for an arbitration hearing regarding his class-action lawsuit against them and the league alleging racist hiring practices.
Flores’ lawyer sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday, urging him to turn down Miami’s request and have the case settled in court.
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“Arbitration is not transparent,” attorney Douglas H. Wigdor wrote in his letter. “Indeed, arbitration is by its very nature a secretive process that takes place behind closed doors and outside of the public eye.