It has been more than a year since Brian Flores dropped a bombshell lawsuit on the NFL claiming widespread racially discriminatory practices in the hiring, retention and treatment of Black coaches in league circles.
The ex-coach of the Miami Dolphins, within a month of being fired by the organization, filed the lawsuit Feb. 1, 2022 detailing a number of his experiences — including “sham” interviews for top coaching positions only meant to comply with the league’s Rooney Rule, which is intended to promote diversity, and what he allegedly went through in three seasons leading the Dolphins.
Specifically against Miami, Flores said he was offered financial incentive by owner Steve Ross to tank and lose games intentionally in the 2019 season, his first at the helm for the Dolphins, and that he was pressured to tamper with quarterback Tom Brady while he was still a member of the New England Patriots. The tanking allegations were deemed inconclusive based on an investigation led by former U.S. Attorney and SEC Chair Mary Jo White, but the tampering claims were found by the NFL to be true.
