Law Professors Attack NFL Commissioner Goodell’s Arbitral Authority As Troubling Workplace Precedent

By Christopher Deubert of Constangy, Senior Writer The racial discrimination case filed by NFL coach Brian Flores against the league and some of its clubs has made no meaningful progress since it was filed in February 2022. The delay is the result of Flores’ decision to pursue the action in federal court rather than in arbitration and to challenge NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s role in any potential arbitration. Flores has repeatedly lost this argument but with the issue now before the