The football world was rocked on Tuesday after it was reported that former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores had decided to sue the league over the alleged racial discrimination within the NFL. Flores' lawsuit claims that the league is guilty of racial hiring practices when it comes to the process of hiring head coaches. He is particularly referencing the New York Giants' recent decision to hire new head coach Brian Daboll.
Below is an excerpt from the class action lawsuit document which has now gone public. One of the first items on the document is a text message from New England Patriots general manager and head coach Bill Belichick which was sent to Flores himself:
“Sorry – I fucked this up. I double checked and misread the text. I think they are naming Brian Daboll. I’m sorry about that. BB.”
Bill Belichick informing Plaintiff Brian Flores, three days before his interview with the New York Giants that Brian Daboll had already been selected for the job.
For additional context, Flores had an exchange with Belichick via text message wherein the Patriots coach told Flores that he was the frontrunner to land the Giants job. This was days before Flores' scheduled interview with New York. Towards the end of the exchange, Belichick retracted his statement, claiming that he had mistakenly interchanged Brian Flores' name with that of Brian Daboll, who was later announced as the new Giants shot-caller.
Flores is currently being represented by Wigdor Law who in a lengthy thread on Twitter claims that the Giants still interviewed Flores despite knowing that they were already going to hire Daboll:
In a humiliating act of alleged racism, Mr. Flores was forced to sit for an extensive interview, knowing that the Giants had already chosen Brian Daboll, a white man, for the job.
Mr. Flores now brings this class action to effectuate real change for the future.
— WigdorLaw (@WigdorLaw) February 1, 2022
It is no coincidence that Flores filed this class action lawsuit against the league on the first day of Black History Month as he hopes to “shine a light on the racial injustices that take place inside the NFL.”
Aside from the Giants, Flores' lawsuit has also named the Dolphins and the Denver Broncos, among other teams, as part of the lawsuit. This is a developing story and we will be sure to pass along any new information as they come.
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