If Roger Goodell hoped a memo that acknowledged the dearth of black head coaches within the NFL is “unacceptable” would assist the league’s struggle towards Brian Flores, the fired Dolphins coach’s new staff (of legal professionals) fought again shortly.
About an hour after Goodell’s assertion, which introduced impartial personnel would study the processes which have led to 1 energetic black head coach (Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin) within the league, Flores’ attorneys accused the commissioner of a “public relations ploy.”
In a press release of their very own, Flores’ attorneys identified that Goodell’s memo got here 4 days after the league “reflexively, and with none investigation,” denied Flores’ allegations that heart upon a racist hiring sample. Flores filed a class-action lawsuit towards the league and all 32 groups on Tuesday.
“The assertion made at this time by the Commissioner is, on the floor, a optimistic first step, however we suspect that that is extra of a public relations ploy than actual dedication to vary,” Doug Wigdor and John Elefterakis stated. “For too a few years, the NFL has hidden behind the duvet of foundations that had been supposed to guard the rights of Black gamers and coaches, in addition to legislation corporations and consultants that purport to be unbiased and impartial, however are paid for by the NFL.
“…The NFL is now rolling out the identical playbook but once more and that's exactly why this lawsuit was filed.”
In his memo, Goodell stated the league has made “vital efforts to advertise range,” however admitted that the efforts haven't made sufficient of a distinction.
“We might be happy to speak to the Commissioner about actual change, however sadly he has not reached out to us to interact in such a dialogue,” the attorneys stated. “The truth is, no person from the NFL has reached out to us. Absent such a dialogue adopted by unbiased and concrete change, we imagine that a court docket or governmental company should order a federal monitor to supervise the NFL because the NFL can't proceed to police itself.”
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