Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the NFL, the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos, and the Dolphins, alleging that he faced racial discrimination in the hiring process to be a head coach.

The lawsuit says New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick mistakenly sent Flores a text message congratulating him on getting the head coach position at the Giants three days before he even interviewed for the position. Belichick later suggested that he sent the text to the wrong Brian and that Brian Daboll got the position.

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