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The NFL apparently will be accepting the mixed-bag ruling that sends some claims to arbitration and leaves some in court from the lawsuit filed by Brian Flores, Ray Horton, and Steve Wilks.The plaintiffs have not yet appealed; fore now, they're asking the presiding judge to take a second look at the ruling.

Brian Flores, who in a lawsuit accused the N.F.L. and its teams of discriminating against him and other coaches of color in their hiring practices, can proceed with his case, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.The ruling, by Judge Valerie E. Caproni of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, means that Flores can press his case through the judicial system rather than seeking a resolution in private arbitration, a process that is overseen by N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell.

With the Cardinals hiring a G.M. well schooled in the Patriot Way, the next move could be to hire a coach with a similar pedigree.The current rumor making the rounds in league circles is that Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill favors pairing with Monti Ossenfort former Dolphins coach (and current Steelers assistant) Brian Flores, as the successor to Kliff Kingbury.

The New England Patriots continued to add to their offense Friday morning, agreeing to a reported one-year deal with tight end Mike Gesicki.Let's take a closer look at the 27-year-old and what he'll add to this Patriots' offense.Hard facts
Name: Mike Gesicki
Position: Tight end
Opening day age: 27
Size: 6-foot-6, 250 pounds
Contract status: Under contract through 2023 (2024 UFA)
Experience
The Patriots are quite familiar with Gesicki as a player.

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Michael Hurley writes how Thursday was seemingly a good day for Mac Jones.Dakota Randall explains why Mac Jones' Year 2 regression isn't a huge cause for alarm.Keagan Stiefel says it appears more coaching staff changes are set to come for the Patriots, and O'Brien will have input in any potential additions.

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Evan Lazar tackles this week's Patriots Mailbag: Projecting the Pats coaching staff for next season, surveying wide receiver options.LOCAL LINKS

Dakota Randall offers a glass-half-full view of the Patriots following the first weekend of the NFL playoffs.Tom.E. Curran finds optimism in the Patriots' early offseason approach.

The Patriots have a long list of changes needed this offseason, but none seems more important than addressing the offensive coordinator/play-calling disaster.It has been said for weeks that Robert Kraft will have a say in moves that will occur, particularly in Bill Belichick's presumed search for a new signal caller.

The expectation with tight end Mike Gesicki this offseason is now reality.His time with the Miami Dolphins has come to an end.Gesicki is departing in free agency to join the New England Patriots, he told the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Friday morning.The talented 6-foot-6 pass-catcher's new contract is for one year and $9 million.

Miami Gardens - At the end of his introduction, in his last words before returning to his new work, Vic Fangio talked of coaching at Indianapolis back when the AFC East had five teams and reminiscing with Dan Marino about some old game.He then went back further back to Don Shula and those 1970s Dolphins teams, a coach with a past showing respect for this team's past now.

Let's start the New Year with a good ending.We don't do that often enough around the Miami Dolphins.We get odd endings, angry endings and sometimes even oddly angry endings like last year when Brian Flores was fired, a historic lawsuit followed and events cascaded until ... well, here we are.Dolphins versus New England.

They lost it in San Francisco.They blew it in Los Angeles.They just missed it in Buffalo.They'll save it at home.If the Miami Dolphins are who they believe they are, if they're the team we watched until a December road stretch, they end this three-game losing streak in their return Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday with a win against Green Bay.

Brian Flores said that he turned down a head coaching gig this offseason in favor of becoming the defensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings.The Minnesota Vikings defense struggled throughout the 2022 season, and in their Wild Card Round loss to the New York Giants.Shortly afterward, head coach Kevin O'Connell parted ways with defensive coordinator Ed Donatell.

MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Vikings hired Brian Flores as their defensive coordinator on Monday, their first step toward trying to revive a once-dominant unit that ranked among the NFL's worst last season.Flores was a senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach this season for Pittsburgh, after three years as head coach in Miami.

The Minnesota Vikings are looking at an internal option and former defensive coordinator of the rival Green Bay Packers to fill their vacancy.The Minnesota Vikings won 13 games this season in spite of their defense.Under defensive coordinator Ed Donatell, they were among the worst units in the league, allowing an average of 388.7 yards (31st in NFL) and 25.1 points (tied 28th) per game.

At a time when the NFL is dealing with unprecedented scrutiny regarding its issues with race in coaching and front-office hires, the NFL has another problem that always simmers below the surface, without ever boiling over.Age discrimination.Former NFL head coach and long-time defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, currently the coach of the XFL's Houston Roughnecks, recently said he believes he's out of the NFL due to his date of birth.

The statement came swiftly from lawyer Doug Wigdor.And it should be regarded by Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill as a clear warning.Wigdor, who represents former Panthers interim coach Steve Wilks, reacted sharply to the news that the Panthers had passed over Wilks for Frank Reich."We are shocked and disturbed that after the incredible job Coach Wilks did as the interim coach, including bringing the team back into playoff contention and garnering the support of the players and fans, that he was passed over for the head coach position by David Tepper," Wigdor said.

The Miami Dolphins tell us all the time how fun it is to play for Mike McDaniel.They say how loose they are, how enjoyable he makes work, and call him "McPeezy" while saying he needs a wheelbarrow to carry around a defining body part because he's so bold.Now we see how much they really like to play for him.

The Falcons' search for a defensive coordinator is set to include a meeting with Packers defensive pass game coordinator/defensive backs coach Jerry Gray.Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports that Gray is scheduled for an interview with Atlanta.The Falcons have also met with Vic Fangio, Brian Flores, and Al Holcomb since Dean Pees retired after the end of the regular season.