The Pittsburgh Steelers are not a team that tends to make a habit out of making headline-grabbing moves, but their decision to hire Brian Flores back in February certainly achieved that, even if it was not the intention.
A former head coach who was one of the hottest names on the interview circuit at the start of the offseason, Flores sued the NFL, as well as a few of its teams, alleging discriminatory hiring practices. He was still interviewing for head-coaching posts at that time, or at least remained in the running for some; nothing came to fruition, and then suddenly, he was on the phone with Mike Tomlin, and he had a job offer.