Flores says in the suit his “Rooney Rule” interview with the Giants was for a job that was never really open to him.
filed a federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination against the NFL, New York Giants and other teams on Tuesday, accusing them of living “in a time of the past” and paying lip service to minority hiring.after the recently concluded season despite his teams going a respectable 24-25, including a 9-8 mark in 2021 and a 10-6 record in 2020.
But he claimed he was forced to endure a phony interview with the New York franchise — and the plaintiff says he has an incriminating text message from legendary New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick to prove it., Belichick allegedly texted him to say that the Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator had already gotten the job, according to Flores’ complaint in the Southern District of New York.
Dolphins senior vice president and spokesman Jason Jenkins also issued a blanket denial that did not address the suit’s specific claims. “The Rooney Rule is also not working because management is not doing the interviews in good-faith, and it therefore creates a stigma that interviews of Black candidates are only being done to comply with the Rooney Rule rather than in recognition of the talents that the Black candidates possess,” according to Flores’ attorney, Douglas H. Wigdor.The Giants insist they interviewed Flores in good faith and nearly hired him.
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