Steelers Hire Brian Flores as an Assistant Amid His N.F.L. Lawsuit
The Giants called Flores’s claims “disturbing and simply false,” saying they had “concrete and objective evidence” that the team’s decision was not made until the day after Flores was interviewed.Flores also said in his lawsuit that he sat for a “sham interview” with the Broncos in 2019, a claim the Broncos said was “blatantly false.” Further, he alleged that Stephen Ross, the Dolphins owner, pressured him to lose games during the 2019 season to secure a higher draft pick, going so far as to offer him $100,000 for each loss. Ross called his claims “false, malicious and defamatory.”Understand the N.F.L.’s Recent ControversiesCard 1 of 5A wave of scrutiny. The most popular sports league in America is facing criticism and legal issues on several fronts, ranging from discrimination to athle...