On Tuesday, former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores filed a class action lawsuit against multiple NFL teams for racism in the hiring process that included sham interviews to satisfy the requirements of the Rooney Rule.
In that 58-page lawsuit, Flores also spoke about actions that he alleges took place in 2019. The former head coach claims that Dolphins owner Stephen Ross offered to pay him an extra $100,000 per loss to further their efforts for getting a better pick in the 2020 draft.
Flores appeared on “CBS Mornings” on Wednesday to discuss different aspects of his lawsuit. He believes that what he’s alleging Ross did was harmful for the sport of football and led to the disfunction in their relationship.
“To attack the integrity of the game, that’s what I felt was happening in that instance, and I wouldn’t stand for it,” Flores said. “I think it hurt my standing within the organization and, ultimately was the reason why I was let go.”
Flores and his legal representation also made an appearance on CNN where they claimed that they have “corroborating evidence” and witnesses to back up these allegations.
Obviously, if Ross is asking his team to lose on purpose, there are serious fallouts from this. The league would have to look into these allegations, and if they were found to be true, Ross and the Dolphins could be heavily penalized.
