In a court filing Thursday, the NFL expressed an intention to file a motion to compel former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores' lawsuit against the league and several of its teams alleging racial discrimination into arbitration.
Flores' attorneys pushed back on NFL's intended move, saying it eliminates much-needed transparency in the case.
"We have said from the start that if the NFL wants to create change, the first step is to allow for transparency," said Douglas H. Wigdor of Wigdor LLP and John Elefterakis of EEP Law in a statement. "The NFL's attempt to force these claims into arbitration demonstrates an unmistakable desire to avoid any public accountability and ensure that these claims are litigated behind closed doors in a forum stacked against our clients.