The Pittsburgh Steelers hired Brian Flores as a senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach in February despite his lawsuits against the NFL and three teams that alleges racial discrimination.
Speaking with reporters Sunday, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said that he felt like he owed it to Flores to bring him in.
"I just didn't want him to feel like he was on an island," Tomlin said, according to ESPN's Brooke Pryor. "From a coaching fraternity standpoint, I owed him that. I was in position to provide that. I think that started our interactions and conversations.