Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores said his racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL is “bigger than coaching” and that he recognizes the case may cost him a future in t…
Flores and his attorneys appeared onto discuss the bombshell case, which names the NFL, the Dolphins, the New York Giants and Denver Broncos as defendants. Structured as a class-action, the complaint also notes that “John Doe Teams 1-29” could also become defendants if other plaintiffs were to join with Flores. In its response, the NFL said the case is “without merit” and that it would fight it in court.
“We didn’t have to file a lawsuit for the world to know there’s a problem from the hiring standpoint with regard of minority coaches,” Flores said. “The numbers speak for themselves. We filed a lawsuit so that we could create some change. And that’s important to me. I think we’re at a fork in the road right now. We’re either going to keep it the way it is, or we’re going to go in another direction and actually make some real change.
The complaint asserts that the league is “run like a plantation,” with 70% of rosters occupied by Black players but few opportunities in head coaching, management or ownership. One explosive allegation is that Flores was texting with New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick, who congratulated him for being hired as the Giants head coach — three days before he was scheduled to interview.
When he uncovered the miscue, Flores said he felt “a range of emotions – humiliation, disbelief, anger. I’ve worked so hard to get to where I am.”, whose hosts include former NFL player Nate Burleson. As he mulled whether to move forward with the suit, Flores recalled, “It was a difficult decision and I went back and forth.”John Elefterakis, one of two attorneys representing Flores, criticized the NFL’s response to the suit. The league is “denying and saying they’ll defend,” he said. “What was absent from their response to the 60-page complaint with serious allegations from a decorated head coach was, how about, ‘We’ll investigate,’ ‘we’ll look into this, ‘we’re troubled by this.
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