The National Football League’s Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals, and Tennessee Titans will have to defend claims in court alongside the league alleging that they discriminated and retaliated against three Black former coaches, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Friday.
Judge Valerie E. Caproni of the Southern District of New York lifted a stay on the case and reversed her 2023 order compelling former Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, former Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks, and former Titans defensive coordinator Ray Horton to arbitrate rather than litigate their claims against the three teams. The ruling aligns with the US Court of Appeals ...