The Miami Dolphins have history and a complicated relationship when it comes to Brian Flores’s presence in the NFL world. Flores was only with the Miami Dolphins as their head coach for three seasons. However, the impact of being fired is one of the most crucial parts of his NFL career that he has left behind.
Brian Flores not only has a rough relationship with the Miami Dolphins, but has taken action against the NFL, Broncos and Giants by suing them. The reasoning behind the lawsuit consists of racial discrimination and illegal incentives to lose games.
The lawsuit is a 58-page file that has reached federal court and will seek class-action status.
Flores has made remarkable claims against the Dolphins, but specifically against Stephen Ross, owner of the Miami Dolphins. Flores alleges that Ross persuaded him to lose games after he was hired in 2019, resulting in Ross promising Flores $100,000 for every loss in that season. This was allegedly because Ross wanted better draft picks and the on-field winnings the Dolphins were having would postpone that goal.
Michael Masinter, professor of law and specialty in employment discrimination, addressed the details of how his case layout.
“His claim is, of course, the race discrimination claim, and he either has to establish through direct evidence statements of an employer or candidate employer that the employer acts as a racial motive,” said Masinter.
He continued to explain evidence regarding Flores’s case.
“The complaint sketches out as the most compelling circumstantial evidence that he has misdirected tech from the coach of the New England Patriots, Bill Belichick who sent a text to Brian congratulating him, on his having heard that Brian was about to be offered the job,” said Masinter.
This correlates to one of the main allegations that Flores was not only being mistreated but was humiliated among peers within the application process. Brian Flores is a part of what seems a controversial and yet timely effort to take a stand against how he was treated.
Flores’ perfect outcome, which was initially explained by professor Masinter, would consist of a jury siding with his claims and the entire world believing that he was wronged by not only the Miami Dolphins, but the entirety of the NFL.
Overall, Brian Flores’ course of action hopes to bring him justice and allow for the conversation of employment discrimination to be taken seriously.
