Fired in January following three years: football coach Brian Flores
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The former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, Brian Flores, makes serious allegations once morest the professional football league. “In a way, the NFL is racially segregated and managed like a plantation,” the African-American coach said in the lawsuit.
DRecently fired football coach Brian Flores has sued the NFL and three of his former teams for damages over racism. This is reported by US media on Tuesday, citing a statement by Flores’ lawyers and the lawsuit filed in a court in New York. The African American Flores directs his claims once morest the National Football League and once morest the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos and his last team so far, the Miami Dolphins. He was released from there in January following three years.
Flores accuses the league and teams that he himself and other black people have been discriminated once morest when it comes to filling coaching positions. “In a way, the NFL is segregated by race and managed like a plantation,” the lawsuit states. Flores said he is aware that the lawsuit may mean he will never coach in the NFL once more. But he hopes other people will join him to make life easier for future generations.
The NFL denied the allegations in a statement. Diversity is at the core of everything the league does.
Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin is currently the only black head coach in the NFL. Teams are required to interview at least two candidates who belong to a social minority for open head coaching positions. Flores reportedly had an appointment for the job with the New York Giants, but they chose Brian Daboll before the meeting.
