Invoice Belichick stated he “can’t remark” on the lawsuit that Steelers assistant coach Brian Flores filed towards the NFL final month alleging discrimination within the hiring course of.
Belichick shut down the subject throughout a press convention on the NFL homeowners’ assembly Monday, because the lawsuit is ongoing.
The Patriots coach is known as within the lawsuit, through which Flores supplied earlier textual content messages between the 2 as proof in his discrimination declare. Within the 58-page class-action lawsuit, Flores stated he believes “back-channel conversations” and Belichick’s “affect” led to him not getting the Giants’ head-coaching job.
The alleged messages present a textual content from Belichick congratulating Flores on getting the Giants’ job — earlier than Belichick “realized” in one other message that he had texted the improper Brian and meant to ship it to then-Payments offensive coordinator Brian Daboll. On the time, Flores wasn’t scheduled to interview with the Giants till the subsequent day.
Within the lawsuit, Flores claims his interview was a sham to fulfill the NFL’s Rooney Rule — and that the Giants had made their choice to rent Daboll to switch fired coach Joe Decide earlier than the staff even met with Flores.
“I’m not mad,” Flores stated about Belichick on the “I Am Athlete” podcast in February. “He despatched a textual content message to the improper particular person. I’m definitely responsible of that.”
On Sunday, Giants co-owner John Mara stated the group is “not settling” the lawsuit, “as a result of the allegations are false.”
Mara maintained that “[Belichick] didn’t communicate to anybody in our group,” and that the Giants’ hiring course of was honest.
“I’ve stated time and again we had a really thorough course of. Interviewed some nice candidates. Made the choice we made based mostly on loads of elements. [General manager] Joe [Schoen’s] prior relationship with Brian [Daboll] definitely entered into it. However on the finish of the day we thought Brian Daboll was the most effective match for us.”
As for the way Belichick would’ve recognized Daboll was getting the Giants job? Mara stated, “I don't know. It's important to ask him that.”
The Giants introduced the Daboll rent in late January.
“I haven’t spoken or communicated with Invoice since we performed them within the preseason final summer time,” Mara stated.
Flores was employed by the Steelers in February, as their senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach. The previous Dolphins coach continues to be pursuing his lawsuit towards the NFL and all its 32 groups.
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