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It probably takes a certain level of audacity to become a billionaire, to parlay an uncle paying for your education and your mom floating you money to live off of after you got fired from your first job into a portfolio that includes real estate properties around the world and an NFL franchise. Like the audacity of throwing anyone under the bus you deem to be in your way as you accumulate obscene amounts of wealth. The audacity of selling yourself as a champion of racial equality while hosting… Source link

I am not now, nor have I ever been, a lawyer. No interest. But I do have a love for words and language, so I’m sure I know what the phrase “without merit” means. Does the NFL? Within moments of Brian Flores filing his civil lawsuit against the league and its teams alleging years of racial discrimination in hiring practices, the NFL sent an email blast to every media member in its address book, a three-sentence statement that ended by claiming Flores’ suit is “without merit.” I’m a firm believer… Source link

To Brian Flores, Steve Wilks and Ray Horton: Stay strong. Please stay strong. On Thursday, as part of documents submitted in the Flores class-action lawsuit against the league alleging racial discrimination, the NFL and the individual teams named in the lawsuit expressed their intention to file a motion to compel arbitration or alternatively, a motion to have the case dismissed entirely on the grounds that it is “without merit.” It’s to be expected that the league and teams would go this route… Source link

For roughly 16 months, Colin Kaepernick’s legal team at Geragos & Geragos went toe to toe with the NFL in a grievance process that remains completely shrouded to this day. Discovery was performed. High-ranking depositions were recorded. Arbitration hearings were convened. Finally, it ended in a settlement agreement in February of 2019. Three years later, everything dug up in that process remains locked away under a confidentiality agreement struck between the league and Kaepernick. Few… Source link

Five years ago this month, William Stephen Belichick was entered as a possible material witness in the Aaron Hernandez double-murder trial. Ultimately, those proceedings came and went without the New England Patriots coach being called for testimony. But if you’re listening to Brian Flores right now, things could go far differently in the class-action lawsuit filed by the former Miami Dolphins coach. Because the more Flores speaks, the more he appears to point to Belichick as being a… Source link

After more than 24 hours to think about it, Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross issued a fiery response to the claims made against him by ex-coach Brian Flores. Ross released a statement just before midnight local time on Wednesday calling Flores’ allegations in a class-action lawsuit “malicious” and “defamatory” while vowing to defend himself.  “With regards to the allegations being made by Brian Flores, I am a man of honor and integrity and cannot let them stand without responding,” Ross… Source link

Former NFL head coach Brian Flores, who on Tuesday filed a blistering racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL, the Miami Dolphins, the New York Giants and the Denver Broncos, spoke out for the first time since taking legal action in an interview with “CBS Mornings” on Wednesday.  With lawyers Doug Wigdor and John Elefterakis at his side, Flores spoke to a roundtable of “CBS Mornings” hosts, which included former NFL player Nate Burleson. Flores thanked everyone who had reached out to… Source link

If you’ve spent any time speaking to Black coaches or front-office personnel in the NFL, if you’ve spent any time paying attention to the league around hiring season, Brian Flores’ racial discrimination lawsuit isn’t a surprise. That does not make the lawsuit he filed any less stunning. Flores’ decision to potentially lose his career as a coach, the thing he said in a statement had been gifted to him from God, at just 40 years old cannot be understated. There are moral stands, and then there… Source link

Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores has filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL, the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos and the Dolphins claiming racial discrimination in the league’s hiring process for coaches and executives.  Flores filed the suit in the Southern District of New York on Tuesday. In it he accuses Dolphins owner Stephen Ross of offering him $100,000 for every loss in an effort to tank for the No. 1 draft pick during the 2019 NFL season, and includes texts he… Source link

In a theme that’s stretched on for essentially one year, Deshaun Watson has some sizable quandaries on his hands. But as far as what he can control — the waiving of his no-trade clause — the firing of head coach Brian Flores in Miami is expected to reset the trade landscape for the quarterback. Through the entire process of Watson’s trade demands, he has pointed his compass toward the Dolphins. And the sources in his camp have said consistently that the driving force behind Watson’s… Source link