Brian Flores is seeking to keep his discrimination lawsuit out of arbitration. In a conference call with U.S. District Judge Valarie Caproni in Manhattan, Flores’ lawyer took the position that it is “unconscionable” to arbitrate Flores’ claims, especially when the arbitrator would be Roger Goodell himself. While Flores thinks that his claims should play out…
Now that the dust has settled from Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the NFL, Dolphins, Giants and Broncos, let’s take a look at the actual claims and how this might play out. 🏈 The Overall Lawsuit Has To Survive A Motion to Dismiss Most NFL coaches have a mandatory arbitration provision in their contracts that requires…
Urban Meyer is the current coach of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars. While the details of Meyer’s contract are not public, reports upon his hiring were that the yearly compensation was in the neighborhood of $10 – $12 million per year. The Urban Meyer Situation Recently, Meyer decided not to fly home with his team from…
I’m Michael Elkins, your host, labor and employment attorney, founder of the law firm MLE Law, investor and this is an all new episode of Game 7: The Sports Business & Lifestyle Podcast. On today’s show I sit down with NFL Super Agent, Brett Tessler. According to a 2018 article from the Washington Post, there…