NFL must ‘look at everything’ to address minority hiring issues, top executive says
Washington PostSep 20, 2021
NFL: Judge Allows Brian Flores' Lawsuit to Proceed
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The Facts
The National Football League (NFL) and three of its teams must face trial after a judge rejected the option of arbitration to settle former head coach and current Vikings’ defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ accusation of discriminatory hiring practices.
Flores sued the NFL and teams after being fired as the Miami Dolphins head coach — alleging systemic racial discrimination against Black coaches for top coaching and management jobs.
The Spin
Left narrative
The NFL desperately wanted to keep Brian Flores’ case against them behind closed doors and handled it via a biased arbitration. Thankfully, Flores’ claims of discrimination will go to trial where the NFL’s racism will be brightly displayed. NFL coaches, executives, and players have faced bigotry for decades — it's finally being exposed.
Right narrative
Brian Flores is right about one thing in his lawsuit against the NFL: there is racial discrimination in hiring. However, it’s not against Black coaches. The NFL has been implementing rules that require teams to hire anyone other than White males. From staff requirements to free draft picks, the league is doing whatever it can to pursue an unfair, "woke" agenda.
