The NFL is reportedly hiring former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to defend the league against ex-Dolphins coach Brian Flores’s proposed class action, which alleges discrimination and racism in hiring practices, according to Bloomberg Law.
Flores is suing the league, three franchises and unidentified individuals, alleging discrimination and racism in hiring practices. Among the complaints listed in the filing, Flores said he took part in two “sham” interviews as teams attempted to comply with the Rooney Rule, citing the Giants and Broncos.
The proposed class action states: “The Rooney Rule is also not working because management is not doing the interviews in good-faith, and it therefore creates a stigma that interviews of Black candidates are only being done to comply with the Rooney Rule rather than in recognition of the talents that the Black candidates possess.