Former Dolphins coach Brian Flores made a series of public appearances on Wednesday for the first time since filing a historic class-action lawsuit against the NFL and several teams alleging racial discrimination in the league's hiring practices.
Among the allegations in the suit, which was submitted by Wigdor LLC to the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York on Tuesday, is a text exchange purportedly between Flores and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. Flores, who previously worked as an assistant under Belichick, claims that New England's coach accidentally told him that the Giants had already chosen Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll for the job, three days before Flores was set to interview for the position.
In an appearance on CNN’s New Day, the ex-Dolphins head coach explained how the text messages made him feel like the interview didn't matter. The lawsuit claims that the texts from Belichick are evidence that the interview with the Giants was “a sham.”
