2 Former NFL Coaches Join , Brian Flores' Discrimination Suit.
NPR reports two former NFL coaches have teamed up with Brian Flores in his racial discrimination suit against the NFL.
NPR reports two former NFL coaches have teamed up with Brian Flores in his racial discrimination suit against the NFL.
The ex-coaches who have joined are Steve Wilks, formerly the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, and Ray Horton, a former defensive coordinator.
The ex-coaches who have joined are Steve Wilks, formerly the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, and Ray Horton, a former defensive coordinator.
Defendants in the case include the NFL, the Arizona Cardinals, the Tennessee Titans, the Miami
Dolphins, the Denver Broncos, the Houston Texans
and 29 other teams listed as "John Doe.".
This class-action lawsuit was and remains long overdue. , Brian Flores' racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL, via NPR.
This class-action lawsuit was and remains long overdue. , Brian Flores' racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL, via NPR.
The NFL — left to its own
devices to police itself — has continually failed to address
the massive imbalance and underrepresentation of Black
coaches and executives. , Brian Flores' racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL, via NPR.
The NFL — left to its own
devices to police itself — has continually failed to address
the massive imbalance and underrepresentation of Black
coaches and executives. , Brian Flores' racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL, via NPR.
Flores has alleged that the NFL is segregated
among races and "managed much like a plantation.".
Flores has alleged that the NFL is segregated
among races and "managed much like a plantation.".
NPR reports that 70% of the NFL's players are Black.
But none of the NFL's
32 team owners are Black.
Wilks alleges he was hired as
a "bridge coach" and didn't
have the chance to succeed.
Wilks alleges he was hired as
a "bridge coach" and didn't
have the chance to succeed.
Horton, considered for the Tennessee Titans head coaching job in 2016, says he believes he only interviewed so the team could comply with the NFL's troubled "Rooney Rule.".
Horton, considered for the Tennessee Titans head coaching job in 2016, says he believes he only interviewed so the team could comply with the NFL's troubled "Rooney Rule."