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Report: NFL Punishes Dolphins, But Does Not Find Evidence Of Tanking Claims From Brian Flores

Shortly after being fired by the Miami Dolphins despite having a winning record as the head coach over three seasons in South Florida, current Pittsburgh Steelers senior defensive assistant and LB coach Brian Flores rocked the NFL landscape with claims of a $100,000 payment for each loss from Dolphins’ owner Stephen Ross in an effort to tank.

Though the NFL investigated and did not find evidence to support Brian Flores’ tanking allegation or that owner Stephen Ross was serious about paying $100,000 per loss, the NFL did strip the Dolphins of a first-round pick in 2023 and a third-round pick in 2024, while also suspending Ross through October 17, 2022 and fining him $1.