NFL coach Brian Flores’ discrimination lawsuit against the US professional league may go to court. Judge Valerie Caproni made a corresponding decision in Manhattan.
Shortly after his sacking as head coach of the Miami Dolphins a year ago, Flores sued the National Football League for discrimination and accused it of racism in dealing with black coaches.
Judge Caproni wrote in her reasoning that the accounts of Flores and two other coaches, who have joined the lawsuit but are now facing arbitration, are “incredibly disturbing” in a league “with a long history of systemic racism towards black players , coaches and managers.”
It is difficult to understand that at the time the lawsuit was filed, there was only one black head coach on the 32 NFL teams, even though about 70 percent of all football professionals in the league are black.
Flores was on the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff last season and most recently became a defensive coach for the Minnesota Vikings.
