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FLORES v. NAT. FOOTBALL LEAGUE

22-CV-0871 (VEC).

658 F.Supp.3d 198 (2023)

Brian FLORES, Steve Wilks, and Ray Horton, as Class Representatives, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. The NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE; New York Football Giants, Inc. d/b/a New York Giants; Miami Dolphins, Ltd. d/b/a Miami Dolphins; Denver Broncos Football Club d/b/a Denver Broncos; Houston NFL Holdings, L.P. d/b/a Houston Texans; Arizona Cardinals Football Club LLC d/b/a Arizona Cardinals; Tennessee Titans Entertainment, Inc. d/b/a Tennessee, Titans and John Doe Teams 1 through 26, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

Signed March 1, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Evan Gottlieb , Michael John Willemin , Douglas Holden Wigdor , Wigdor LLP, New York, NY, John Elefterakis , Elefterakis & Elefterakis P.C., New York, NY, Johnson Lassiter Atkinson , Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek, Woodside, NY, for Plaintiff Brian Flores.

John Elefterakis , Elefterakis & Elefterakis P.C., New York, NY, Douglas Holden Wigdor , Wigdor LLP, New York, NY, Johnson Lassiter Atkinson , Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek, Woodside, NY, for Plaintiffs Steve Wilks, Ray Horton.

Brad Scott Karp , Brette Morgan Tannenbaum , Lynn Beth Bayard , Loretta Lynch , Maia Usui , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants The National Football League, New York Football Giants, Inc., Miami Dolphins, Ltd., Denver Broncos, Houston NFL Holdings, L.P., Arizona Cardinals Football Club LLC, Tennessee Titans Entertainment, Inc.

OPINION AND ORDER

This case shines an unflattering spotlight on the employment practices of National Football League ("NFL") teams. Although the clear majority of professional football players are Black, only a tiny percentage of coaches are Black. In 2002, to much hoopla, the NFL announced...

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