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Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin Says He Didn’t Hire Brian Flores Out Of Sympathy

PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin spoke out on minority hirings at the NFL owners meeting Monday.

Tomlin says he did not hire Brian Flores as an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers out of sympathy for the former Miami Dolphins head coach.

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Tomlin, who like Flores is African American, did so because Flores is “a good coach.” That Flores had sued the NFL and three teams — the Dolphins, Giants and Broncos — claiming racist hiring practices, did not dissuade the long-time Steelers coach in any way, Tomlin said.