Former Miami Dolphins head coach and current Pittsburgh Steelers senior defensive assistant Brian Flores filed a lawsuit against the National Football League, the Dolphins, the New York Giants, and the Denver Broncos on February 1—purposely on the first day of Black History Month—alleging racial discrimination in hiring and other practices within the league.
Flores was still in the process of interviewing with teams while filing the lawsuit, and insisted that one would not impede his efforts toward the other. He remained a finalist for the head coaching job with the Houston Texans, a job that ultimately went to Lovie Smith, who like Flores, is a minority.