On Tuesday, the former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores filed a , citing discriminatory hiring practices against Black coaches. He alleges that “the N.F.L. remains rife with racism, particularly when it comes to the hiring and retention of Black head coaches, coordinators and general managers.” (In a statement, the N.F.L. said that the league is “deeply committed to ensuring equitable employment practices.”)
Some of Flores’s allegations were specific to his tenure with the Dolphins as head coach for three years (with two winning seasons) until he was fired last month. He claims that he was let go by the team’s owner, Stephen Ross, in part because he refused to “tank” the 2019 season — he would not purposely lose games to improve the team’s position in the N.