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The Guardian - US
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Melissa Jacobs

Brian Flores says the NFL is a plantation. With these team owners it’s hard to argue

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Former Dolphins coach Brian Flores (right) with team owner Stephen Ross, who he has accused of offering him bonuses to lose games
Former Dolphins coach Brian Flores (right) with team owner Stephen Ross, who he has accused of offering him bonuses to lose games. Photograph: John McCall/AP

On the same day as Tom Brady’s official retirement, it was another former New England Patriot who stopped the league in its tracks. Brian Flores, former defensive coordinator for the Patriots and now former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, had enough.

Enough with the sham interviews for Black candidates after NFL owners had already privately anointed white coaches. Enough with the impossible-to-reach targets for Black head coaches on the rare occasion they are hired. Enough with a Rooney Rule that 20 years since its birth and despite its intentions to give more opportunities to minority candidates has left us with exactly one Black NFL head coach in the NFL in 2022.

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