Steve Wilks and Ray Horton joined former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores’ class-action racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL and other teams on Thursday.
Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks speaks after a game against the Los Angeles Rams Dec. 23, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz.
"When Coach Flores filed this action, I knew I owed it to myself and to all Black NFL coaches and aspiring coaches to stand with him," Wilks said in a statement."This lawsuit has shed further important light on a problem that we all know exists, but that too few are willing to confront. Black coaches and candidates should have exactly the same ability to become employed and remain employed as White coaches and candidates.
Ray Horton is another longtime coach who joined the suit. He alleged he was a part of a"sham" interview process when he interviewed for thehead coaching job in 2016. Horton says in the lawsuit the Titans only conducted the interview with him to fulfill the Rooney Rule requirement. The job was eventually given to Mike Mularkey. The complaint cited comments Mularkey made about the interview process in 2020.
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