Though the numbers - and cell phone texts - bear him out, Flores’ lawsuit has a Hail Mary pass feel to it, especially in an America where no one is a racist. The same league that prides itself on diversity spent more time investigating whether quarterback Tom Brady had footballs deflated to his advantage. If nothing else, the allegations merit an investigation before a denial. There is no way, in a league where only one coach is Black, that statement was crafted by someone with a straight face.
“Diversity is core to everything we do, and there are few issues on which our clubs and our internal leadership team spend more time.” “We will defend against these claims, which are without merit,” the NFL said in a statement. The NFL - which has only one African American among its 32 coaches - quickly denied the allegations His lawsuit names the Giants as a defendant because Flores said the team conducted a “sham” interview with him, sitting him down to talk about their head coaching vacancy despite giving the job to another contender three days earlier.įlores, 40, a Brooklyn native, said team executives only met with him to comply with the league’s “Rooney rule,” which requires teams to diversify their pool of potential candidates.
Flores, who was fired by the Miami Dolphins last month, charges that the NFL is “rife with racism,” and gives as evidence the league’s lack of diversity and its lax enforcement of rules designed to level the playing field.
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