Brian Flores Makes First Public Comments about Class-Action Lawsuit He Filed against NFL Alleging Racial Discrimination During Hiring Process

Brian Flores on Tuesday made his first public comments about the class-action lawsuit he filed against the NFL, New York Giants, Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins, alleging racial discrimination during the hiring process.
Flores appeared on CBS’ morning show “CBS Mornings,” along with his attorneys Douglas H. Wigdor and John Elefterakis, and said he hopes the filing would “create some change.”
“We didn’t have to file a lawsuit for the world to know there’s a problem from a hiring standpoint in regards to minority coaches in the National Football League. The numbers speak for themselves. We filed a lawsuit so that we can create some change, and that’s important to me. We’re at a fork in the road right now,” he said. “We’re either gonna keep it the way it is, or we’re gonna go in another direction and actually make some real change where actually changing the hearts and minds of those who make decisions to hire head coaches, executives, etc. We gotta change hearts and minds.”