![]() ![]() The league’s response in the April 21 letter went like this: “Defendants are engaged in ongoing efforts to improve diversity among coaches and staff, and would welcome the involvement of Plaintiffs and other Black coaches and executives in those efforts. The lawyers representing Flores and his fellow plaintiffs explained that they have “proposed mediation before and with the assistance of a neutral third party, including retired federal judgments and respected members of the legal and civil rights community,” and that the plaintiffs expressed a desire during the mediation “to discuss meaningful measures the NFL can take to address what the NFL has admitted is a ‘double standard’ for Black coaches and executives and what the NFL has admitted is an ‘unacceptable’ under-representation of persons of color in such positions.” ![]() In a joint letter sent by the lawyers to the presiding judge on April 21, the two sides commented on the prospect of settlement. The lawyers representing Brian Flores accepted. Via Daniel Wallach of, the judge presiding over the litigation invited the parties to participate in a settlement conference on Monday. More recently, the NFL has reverted to its “without merit” mantra. ![]() The NFL initially declared that the Brian Flores case is “ without merit.” But then the NFL seemed to acknowledge that there were merit to the claims. ![]()
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