Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores is returning to the National Football League as the senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh
Highlights
- Brian Flores is returning to the National Football League as the senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Flores filed a federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination against the NFL, the New York Giants and other teams earlier this month.
- Flores, who is Black with Honduran roots, has over 14 years of coaching experience in the NFL.
- He led the Miami Dolphins to back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in nearly 20 years.
- The NFL denied Flores’ claims and said it would fight the suit and that it will continue to fight the claims, which are “without merit,” the league said in a statement.
- Flores’ attorney said he will continue with his race discrimination class action.