MOBILE, Ala. — Robert Saleh admitted the NFL’s hiring process is problematic.
Still, he is optimistic that landscape will improve even amid the latest bombshell: Brian Flores’ recently filed class-action lawsuit accusing the NFL, the Dolphins — who fired him after a 9-8 season, his second-consecutive winning record in Miami — the Broncos and the Giants of racial discrimination in their hiring practices.
“I could sit here for hours and talk about our experiences here with the Jets and what we try to do,” Saleh said during a media interview at the Senior Bowl Wednesday, “but I do think with the leadership of Troy Vincent and all the different people at the NFL office, I know they’re working diligently to try to rectify and thrust minorities into prominent roles.