Former Dolphins coach Flores sues NFL saying league is run ‘like a plantation’
by Tom Lutz from on (#5VP39)
- Brian Flores says league does not give Black coaches a chance
- Only one of NFL's 32 teams has a Black head coach
- Flores also alleges he was offered $100,000 bonus to lose
Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores is suing three NFL teams and the league itself, which he claims is racially segregated and is managed much like a plantation".
Flores, who is Black, was surprisingly fired by the Dolphins last month despite leading the team to back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 2003. The lawsuit, which was filed in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, seeks unspecified damages.
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