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Editorial: One Giant mess: Brian Flores’ lawsuit makes damning claims about the NFL’s commitment to diversity

Born in Brooklyn to Honduran immigrant parents, raised in a Brownsville housing project, Brian Flores grew up rooting for the New York Giants. He was 5 when the boys in blue, coached by Bill Parcells, routed Dan Reeves’ Broncos 39-20 to win it all, and 9 when Parcells’ team beat…

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2022

John Devine: Until NFL ownership diversifies, don’t expect hiring practices to follow suit

MIAMI — “I don’t see color.”

Miami Herald · Feb 3, 2022

Editorial: Is Brian Flores going to be the new Colin Kaepernick? He shouldn’t be

As he paced the sidelines at Miami Dolphins games, it seemed that head coach Brian Flores’ stern face came from dealing with a losing team and a quarterback controversy.

Miami Herald · Feb 3, 2022

Brian Flores still interested in coaching the Texans despite lawsuit

Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores is still interested in coaching the Houston Texans despite his pending litigation against the NFL.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 3, 2022

Mike Preston: Brian Flores’ and Hue Jackson’s claims challenge the integrity of the NFL

BALTIMORE — It’s one thing when former NFL coaches accuse team owners of racist hiring practices, but it’s even more disturbing when those coaches claim they were paid by owners to lose games to improve their team’s position in the NFL draft.

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2022

What If Black Coaches Just Turn Down Interviews?

Minority coaching candidates refusing suspected check-the-box interview requests. It will be part of the fallout from the Brian Flores lawsuit.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 3, 2022

LZ Granderson: It's on NFL players. Will they fight for Brian Flores and Black coaches?

LOS ANGELES — In the epilogue of "Forty Million Dollar Slaves," William C. Rhoden's 2006 book critiquing the relationship modern-day Black athletes have with the sports industry, he writes: "The challenge for African American athletes in the twenty-first century, with unprecedented resources at their disposal, is building on the foundation,…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 3, 2022

Business of Football: How Likely Is Brian Flores’s Lawsuit to Bring About Systemic Change?

Our resident lawyer goes over the history of the Rooney Rule, the sham interview dilemma and more as racial discrimination in coach hiring comes back to the forefront.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 2, 2022

Marcus Hayes: Brian Flores’ lawsuit is a brave effort to challenge the NFL’s racism

PHILADELPHIA — He’s the new Curt. The new Kaep.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 2, 2022

Trying to come to grips with a coach’s lawsuit, the Rooney Rule, the Bears and Jim Harbaugh

The NFL has done a rotten job of hiring Black head coaches. Also, why couldn’t the Bears have hired a certain Michigan coach?

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 2, 2022