As two former NFL coaches joined the racial discrimination class action against the league, Brian Flores also added a new team to the now amended filing: the Texans
When Flores initially filed the lawsuit in February, he was reported by multiple outlets to be a finalist for the head coach vacancy in Houston alongside Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon and former backup quarterback Josh McCown. Gannon later was reportedly out of contention, and Flores and McCown, who had no NFL coaching experience, were reportedly the final ones left in the running.
The amended filing states that the “Texans were rightfully concerned that if it hired Mr. McCown over Mr. Flores, it would bolster Mr. Flores’ allegations of systemic discrimination against Black candidates, particularly given that the team had just fired Black Head Coach David Culley after only one season.” Several days later, Houston promoted Lovie Smith from defensive coordinator to head coach.
The lawsuit said, “To be clear, Mr. Smith is more than qualified for the role, and it is a positive thing that another Black Head Coach has been hired by an NFL football team;” however, it went on to call the move “problematic.” It alleges that Houston chose not to hire Flores “in the first place was because he filed this lawsuit and opposed systemic racism in the NFL.”
“Upon information and belief, either the Texans made this retaliatory decision on its own or the NFL—through the Commissioner’s office and/or other member teams and/or surrogates from the NFL or its member teams—pressured the Texans not to hire Mr. Flores to be its Head Coach after he filed this lawsuit, or some combination thereof.”“The search for our head coach was very thorough and inclusive.
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