Two former NFL cheerleaders, who recently filed discrimination claims against the league, will settle for $1 each if commissioner Roger Goodell will agree to meet with a group of cheerleaders.
The settlement proposal asks Goodell and league lawyers to meet with at least four cheerleaders to have a four-hour, "good faith" meeting to create binding rules and regulations for all NFL teams to follow, according to The New York Times.
The proposal was submitted by Sara Blackwell, the lawyer representing the cheerleaders, and sent to NFL attorney Steven Hurd on Tuesday. Blackwell, who represents former Saints cheerleader Bailey Davis and former Dolphins cheerleader Kristan Ware, asked for a response from the league by May 4.
“We’re not asking them to admit fault, or to admit guilt, or even admit that there is anything wrong,” Blackwell said in a phone interview with the Times. “But if they do want and expect that cheerleaders should have a fair working environment, as they have stated, then it doesn’t make any common sense why the answer would be no.”
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The settlement proposal comes after Davis and Ware allegedly faced discrimination in the workplace. Davis was fired from the Saints' cheerleading squad after posting what the team considered to be a racy photo on Instagram. She filed a complaint saying the organization has different standards for women and men.
Ware also filed a complaint against the Dolphins alleging she was subjected to discrimination based on her gender and religious beliefs.
The two other cheerleaders who would attend the meeting have not been determined, but would come from other teams and would not have association with Blackwell.
“We want change,” Blackwell said. “We want the opportunity for change.”