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Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores is suing the NFL, alleging racism in hiring process
Market Watch ^ | 2/1/22 | Weston Blasi

Posted on 02/02/2022 6:39:56 AM PST by JonPreston

Free-agent NFL head coaching candidate Brian Flores is suing the league and three teams, the Miami Dolphins, the New York Giants and Denver Broncos, over hiring practices.

According to the complaint, Flores is alleging race discrimination when it comes to coaching personnel decisions in the NFL. Among many complaints, the lawsuit chides the NFL’s “Rooney Rule,” which requires NFL teams to conduct at least one in-person interview with a minority candidate for all head coaching vacancies.

“However, well intentioned or not, what is clear is that the Rooney Rule is not working,” the complaint reads.

Currently there is only one black coach in the NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin. There are 32 teams in the league.

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To: dfwgator
It takes a lot more to be a good head coach than just being a good coordinator.

And if you have a reputation of infighting with your GM, it's a tough interview with a GM.

21 posted on 02/02/2022 6:51:16 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: JonPreston

“How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?”

He needs only to walk down the road to manhood. These race pimps are just childish chumps, forever crying the victim.


22 posted on 02/02/2022 6:51:16 AM PST by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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To: JonPreston
There are 2 black head coaches in the NFL. That's only 6.25% of the head coaches!

The equity would call for doubling the number of head coaches and reducing the 70% players that are Black down to 15%.

23 posted on 02/02/2022 6:53:25 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Alberta's Child
This dope is filing a lawsuit against PROSPECTIVE employers after he's just been fired from a job that he never would have held in the first place if his allegations of racial discrimination had any merit.

Thread winner!!!

24 posted on 02/02/2022 6:53:31 AM PST by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: 1Old Pro

Of course Dolphins management has been screwed up for years. They pretty much sabotaged Nick Saban when he was there.


25 posted on 02/02/2022 6:54:24 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: subterfuge

And they’re over represented as players.
Time to release black players until they are at 13% of players.


26 posted on 02/02/2022 6:54:53 AM PST by EEGator
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To: Harpotoo

He has a real case here. This is a pretty BFF in the sports world.


27 posted on 02/02/2022 6:56:07 AM PST by cornfedcowboy ( )
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To: nascarnation

Jacksonville just hired Byron Leftwich.


28 posted on 02/02/2022 6:57:36 AM PST by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: subterfuge

So if blacks are 12% of the population, then all they need is one more head coach, and they pretty much will be representated.


29 posted on 02/02/2022 6:59:36 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: subterfuge

A Marshall Man!


30 posted on 02/02/2022 7:00:22 AM PST by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: JonPreston
The NFL wasn't racist when it hired him because he is black.
The NFL is now racist when it won't hire him, because he is black.
31 posted on 02/02/2022 7:02:50 AM PST by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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To: JonPreston; All

70% of NFL players are black. 14% of the US population are black. Clearly, there has to be a moratorium on the hiring of black players, and serious recruitment in the white, Hispanic, and Asian communities./S


32 posted on 02/02/2022 7:08:06 AM PST by marktwain (Amazing people can read a persons entire personality and character from one photograph.)
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To: subterfuge

Nope just 1. 3 at the beginning of the season, 2 got fired, both are probably bad firings given the roster situations. You can definitely argue they both over achieved.


33 posted on 02/02/2022 7:08:41 AM PST by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: JonPreston; subterfuge

“That’s only 6.25% of the head coaches!”

There are still some vacancies so there is not currently 32 coaches.


34 posted on 02/02/2022 7:09:40 AM PST by alternatives? (The only reason to have an army is to defend your borders.)
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To: day10

Damn that’s a great quote by a great man.


35 posted on 02/02/2022 7:17:49 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: JonPreston

The NFL should assign all of the players by race. In other words, 62% should be white, 16.9% Hispanic, 12.6% Black, 5.2% Asian. The question is, do we have enough Hispanics? The Dallas Cowboys have a decent reserve Offensive Lineman that is hispanic. Do we have enough Asians? We seem to have plenty of Blacks to pool from. If we are going to deal in racial quotas, let us stick to the numbers. I will support the NFL the same as I have for the last two years if they do that. Which means, not at all.... (major sarcasm intended).


36 posted on 02/02/2022 7:20:13 AM PST by silent majority rising ( )
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To: JonPreston

Most problematic issue will be allegation that he was offered $100k
per game to tank.
If I were him , I would assert that all day long


37 posted on 02/02/2022 7:22:33 AM PST by Palio di Siena
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To: Dr. Sivana

Soooo,he was fired for being a BAD coach, not because he’s a BLACK coach. Flores probably mis-heard “You’re FIRED ‘cause you’re BAD”.


38 posted on 02/02/2022 7:23:36 AM PST by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable.STILL )
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To: JonPreston

42. The answer is always 42.


39 posted on 02/02/2022 7:24:33 AM PST by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable.STILL )
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To: silent majority rising

Well this all starts with college recruiting.
So mandate this down one level, have Bama, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State, etc with scholarships for Hispanics and Asians.

/S


40 posted on 02/02/2022 7:25:12 AM PST by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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