NFL Throws Hail Mary to Supreme Court on Commissioner Arbitral Authority

By Christopher R. Deubert, Senior Writer The NFL recently filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking review of an August 2025 decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals that affirmed a lower court’s ruling that certain of the employment discrimination claims brought by NFL coach Brian Flores should not be subject to arbitration before NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.  But the Second Circuit went even further, holding that the NFL’s arbitration process for non-player employee