Jerry Jones Weighs In On The Brian Flores NFL Lawsuit

Former Dolphins Head Coach Brian Flores is currently suing three NFL teams, including the New York Giants, Miami Dolphins, and even the Denver Broncos.

Flores claims that the Giants interviewed even though they already made up their mind about which head coach they would ultimately be choosing. This was something that was confirmed by text messages with Bill Belichick.

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Flores believes it is about time the league really examines itself when it comes to hiring black coaches, especially given the failures of the Rooney Rule.

Jerry Jones was recently asked about the Flores lawsuit, and according to USA Today, Jones acknowledges that this is an area that the NFL should be doing a lot better with right now.

“I can see it’s an area, one of many, that we can do better…The area has some good attention,” Jones said. “This is obvious if you look through that that the league and coaches are trying to improve there.”

Jerry is aware of the dialogue.

“I think the fact that it’s an issue shows not only the league’s willingness to address and do better,” Jones said. “I think the fact that it’s being discussed as to how the Rooney Rule or what drives the Rooney Rule could be better. In the case of coach Flores’ complaint, he’s saying it could be better and the processes create positive result for the league.”

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“I can see it’s an area, one of many, that we can do better."

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Jones believes the conversation surrounding equitable hiring will never end. He embraces that.

“We’re a league of many boxes, of all kinds, in many, many areas,” Jones said. “I never dreamed we could check as many boxes as we can check. But the more we become substantive – and we’re a lot more substantive as a league and as a sport than we ever were when I got involved 30-something years ago – and we’re more pertinent and more germane than we were 10 years ago. The more that happens, the more boxes we’re going to have come up that we need to check.

It remains to be seen how the lawsuit will play out, proving racism isn’t going to be an easy task.

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