Excerpts from a WSJ article:
Brian Flores, the recently fired coach of the Miami Dolphins, has filed a lawsuit against the National Football League and three specific teams, alleging that Black coaches such as himself are discriminated against in pursuing coaching opportunities.
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Southern District Court of New York on behalf of Flores and seeks to establish a class-action on behalf of others similarly situated, includes a wide-ranging series of allegations covering Flores’s time with Miami and his efforts to get other jobs. It accuses teams, including the New York Giants, of giving him token interviews in order to comply with the league’s “Rooney Rule,” which requires that franchises interview Black candidates for head coaching and general manager openings.
Brian Flores, the recently fired coach of the Miami Dolphins, has filed a lawsuit against the National Football League and three specific teams, alleging that Black coaches such as himself are discriminated against in pursuing coaching opportunities.
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Southern District Court of New York on behalf of Flores and seeks to establish a class-action on behalf of others similarly situated, includes a wide-ranging series of allegations covering Flores’s time with Miami and his efforts to get other jobs. It accuses teams, including the New York Giants, of giving him token interviews in order to comply with the league’s “Rooney Rule,” which requires that franchises interview Black candidates for head coaching and general manager openings.
