The 2nd Circuit said the NFL constitution's arbitration provision "contractually provides for no independent arbitral forum, no bilateral dispute resolution, and no procedure." "Instead, it offends basic presumptions of our arbitration jurisprudence" by forcing claims to be decided by the NFL's "principal executive officer," the appeals court said. In February 2022, Flores sued the NFL and several teams, saying the league was "rife with racism," particularly in its hiring and promotion of Black coaches. "Although the clear majority of professional football players are Black, only a tiny percentage of coaches are Black," she said. Caproni ruled in 2023 that Flores must pursue his claims against the Dolphins, who had fired him, through arbitration.