Brian Flores’s lawsuit shows why NFL’s Rooney Rule is garbage

Published February 7, 2022 11:00am ET



Recently fired Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores didn’t intend to, but he recently made the best case against the Rooney Rule.

Last week, Flores filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL and all 32 teams, alleging that there is racial discrimination in the NFL’s coach hiring processes. While Flores makes some laughable demands — such as urging the NFL to give teams that hire racial minority coaches better draft picks and more cap space — he also made some legitimate accusations against the league that show why the Rooney Rule needs to go. The rule requires NFL teams to interview at least one minority candidate for every available head coaching job.

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