The end of every NFL season always ushers in a host of personnel changes across the league, but none were more shocking than the recent dismissal of Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores. To most of the football world’s surprise, Flores was fired in January after just three seasons at the reins, despite having posted the Dolphins’ first back-to-back winning records since 2003.
Now, Flores has filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL, claiming racial discrimination not only in hiring practices related to him, but other Black coaches across the league. The suit alleges, in particular, discriminatory treatment from three teams — the Dolphins, the New York Giants, and the Denver Broncos — in a revealing 58-page filing.
