Brian Flores Reacts to Dolphins Owner Being Suspended Over Tampering Charges

The NFL is dishing out plenty of suspensions this week.

They docked the Miami Dolphins a pair of draft picks and suspended owner Stephen Ross until October 17, 2022. The investigation was set in motion by allegations raised by former head coach Brian Flores. The former head coach filed suit against the NFL and several teams alleging racial discrimination in hiring practices, and that lawsuit is ongoing. Following the NFL’s suspension of Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, the former head coach and his attorneys released statements.

The former Dolphins head coach stated he was “thankful” that the NFL’s investigator found that his factual allegations were true, but Flores also noted his “disappointment” to see that the behavior he alleged from Ross was minimized:

…I am disappointed to learn that the investigator minimized Mr. Ross’s offers and and pressure to tank games especially when I wrote and submitted a latter at the time to Dolphins executives documenting my serious concerns regarding this subject at the time which the investigator has in her possession.

From Brian Flores and his attorneys following the NFL’s ruling on the #Dolphins tampering and tanking case. pic.twitter.com/FR3lyBvXt9

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) August 2, 2022

In addition, Flores’ attorneys released a statement “vehemently” disagreeing with the NFL’s conclusions, but also noting that the investigator “confirmed the accuracy of the factual allegations made by Mr. Flores.”

You can’t blame Flores, you have to shoot the messenger.  

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— SideAction (@SideActionHQ) August 2, 2022

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