Brian Flores, Ex-Coach Suing The NFL For Racial Discrimination, Tells CBS His Goal Is “To Make Some Change”
Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores said his racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL is “bigger than coaching” and that he recognizes the case may cost him a future in the league.Flores and his attorneys appeared on CBS Mornings to discuss the bombshell case, which names the NFL, the Dolphins, the New York Giants and Denver Broncos as defendants. (Watch the full interview above.) Structured as a class-action, the complaint also notes that “John Doe Teams 1-29” could also become defendants if other plaintiffs were to join with Flores.
In its response, the NFL said the case is “without merit” and that it would fight it in court.“We didn’t have to file a lawsuit for the world to know there’s a problem from the hiring standpoint with regard of minority coaches,” Flores said. “The numbers speak for themselves.
We filed a lawsuit so that we could create some change. And that’s important to me. I think we’re at a fork in the road right now.
We’re either going to keep it the way it is, or we’re going to go in another direction and actually make some real change.”After Flores was fired last month despite two straight winning seasons, he was considered for other coaching vacancies.
