PITTSBURGH — Because of his racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL, fired Dolphins coach Brian Flores said he understands he might be risking getting another job in the league, despite having back-to-back winning seasons in Miami.
But, as we have learned from Flores alleging Dolphins owner Stephen Ross offered him $100,000 for every game he purposely lost — or tanked — to better Miami's draft position, nothing should come as a surprise. Not anymore.
Regardless of the ethical impropriety, charges of blackballing or collusion by team owners is not uncommon in professional sports. Three years ago, the NFL settled a collusion case brought by players Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid, who claimed owners had blackballed them from signing with another team because of their kneeling protests against the national anthem.
