Brian Flores, who was just hired as the senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers, claims he is not upset with his former head coach, Patriots’ Bill Belichick, for the mistaken text messages Belichick sent him back in January.
Flores is currently suing the NFL, three franchises, including the Dolphins, and unidentified individuals, in regards to alleged racism in league hiring practices.
In his lawsuit, Flores has Belichick’s texts as evidence for showing discriminatory hiring practices. In the text messages, Belichick thought he was talking to now-Giants head coach Brian Daboll. Belichick congratulated Flores (who he thought was Daboll) for getting the job, which happened to be three days before Flores even interviewed for the job.
