There’s no question that the allegations of systemic racism and “token” hiring practices levied against the NFL by Brian Flores (in a class-action lawsuit that was filed on the first day of Black History Month) have gotten most of the attention in the MSM.
But as the press delves further into the details contained in Flores’ lawsuit, which was officially filed with the Southern District of New York on Tuesday, it’s clear that Flores’ allegations don’t stop at racism, and also include allegations of game-fixing levied against one of the most powerful people in the League, Miami Dolphins’ owner Stephen Ross.
The mainstream press was mostly preoccupied with Ross’s claims that he was tricked into a “sham” job interview by the New York Giants because the team had already made up its mind to hire Brian Daboll as the new head coach of the New York Giants before interviewing him, allegedly to satisfy the “Rooney Rule”, a league policy requiring that minority candidates be considered for top coaching jobs. As evidence, he cited a series of “mistaken” texts sent by Patriots coach Bill Belichick. He also claimed in the lawsuit that the NFL was managed “like a plantation”. But his claims didn’t end with the allegedly racist policy.