American football Surprisingly fired Brian Flores accuses NFL of discriminating against black coaches – Alleged by managers coming to sham job interviews late and hangover

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Three last season, the NFL team worked as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins Brian Flores was unexpectedly fired in January.

Flores raised this week class action Against the NFL and three of its teams. In addition to the entire series, he accuses Dolphins, the New York Giants and the Denver Broncos of systematically discriminating against black coaches.

Currently, only one of the NFL’s 32 teams has a black head coach. He has been coaching Pittsburgh Steelers since 2007 Mike Tomlin.

The proportions of the shares change clearly when looking at the distribution of players. About 70 percent of NFL players are black, according to news agency Reuters.

“We need change, that was the main reason. I know this involves sacrifices and risks, ”Flores explained in a class action lawsuit in an interview with ESPN on Wednesday.

Floresin during the three-season wash, the Miami Dolphins never survived the NFL playoffs. In the last two seasons, however, there were more gains than losses.

According to the class action lawsuit, the reason for the kicks was too much to win instead of failing.

Flores told Dolphins owner Stephen Rossin promised him $ 100,000 for every match lost by the team to keep the team’s ranking as low as possible and the booking turn good.

According to Flores, Ross also tried to get him involved at the end of the 2019 season to persuade the rival team’s quarterback to the Dolphins. Flores said his refusal to meet in violation of the rules created a reputation for him as an awkward person in the organization.

Dolphins and Ross denied Flores’ allegations.

From Since 2003, the NFL has had a rule called the “Rooney Rule”. It says NFL teams must interview a candidate belonging to an ethnic minority when looking for a head coach or an organization’s management staff.

In a class action lawsuit, Flores says the rule has resulted in teams only holding “cheat interviews” for eligible candidates, even if they aren’t actually seriously considered for the job.

Flores himself was in a job interview as head coach of the New York Giants in late January before filing a class action lawsuit. He said the Giants had already decided to hire another candidate before the interview Brian Driscollin.

According to Flores, the same thing happened in 2019. At that time, those in charge of the Denver Broncos head coach search, including a former player legend and then sports director John Elway, arrived for the interview according to Flores, an hour late and visibly hangover.

Also The NFL denied According to Reuters allegations of discrimination were still unfounded on Tuesday. Over the course of the week, the NFL’s position has faltered, at least in its internal communications.

League Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memorandum to all teams stating that while the NFL has done much to promote diversity, the results, especially for head coaches, are “unacceptable”.

“We will re-evaluate all practices, guidelines and initiatives related to diversity, equality and inclusion, including with regard to gender equality,” the memorandum read.

Goodell wrote that Flores’ claims of loss incentives will also be scrutinized in an impartial investigation.