Brian Flores back in NFL with Steelers amid suit alleging racist hiring practices
by Associated Press in Pittsburgh from US news | The Guardian on (#5WAPR)
- Ex-Miami head coach will work with Steelers linebackers
- Flores has said suit against NFL and three teams will continue
Brian Flores is back in the NFL. The Pittsburgh Steelers hired the former Miami Dolphins coach on Saturday, as a senior defensive assistant specializing in working with linebackers including the NFL Defensive Player of the Year, TJ Watt.
The hiring comes less than three weeks after Flores, who is Black, sued the NFL and three teams over alleged racist hiring practices. Flores led the Dolphins to consecutive winning seasons before he was fired in January.
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