NFL Ex-Linebacker Can't Revive Race Bias Suit At 11th Circ.

By Madeline Lyskawa (November 8, 2023, 7:13 PM EST) -- A former NFL linebacker cannot proceed with his race discrimination suit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, the Eleventh Circuit said Wednesday, rejecting his attempt to revive his claims the league blacklisted him for exercising his First Amendment rights by referring to contract offers as "slave deals" on social media....

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