A federal court ruled Friday that Brian Flores' NFL discrimination lawsuit will proceed in open court, rejecting the league's push for private arbitration.

The NFL argued Flores should go through the league’s arbitration process rather than the legal system, but Judge Valerie Caproni of the Southern District of New York sided with the plaintiffs.

Flores sued the NFL as well as the Denver Broncos, New York Giants and Houston Texans. Flores interviewed with the Broncos in 2019 and the Giants and Texans in 2022.

ESPN's Adam Schefter provided us with an update on Friday, signaling the Brian Flores case's move to open court.