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Giants release second statement regarding Brian Flores’ allegations
Brian Flores stated he had a “sham” interview with the New York Giants, however the group fired again on the former Miami Dolphins head coach and stated his accusations are “disturbing and easily false.”
The Giants launched a press release on Thursday saying that they didn’t decide to rent Brian Daboll till Jan. 28, which was the day after Flores had his second interview with the crew. The crew additionally criticized Flores’ legal professionals for utilizing textual content messages with New England Patriots head coach Invoice Belichick as a supply of proof.
Buffalo Payments offensive coordinator Brian Daboll attends warmups earlier than an NFL divisional playoff soccer sport in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Jan. 23, 2022, in Kansas Metropolis, Mo.
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“The allegation that the Giants’ choice had been made previous to Friday night, January 28, is fake,” the crew stated in a press release. “And to base that allegation on a textual content alternate with Invoice Belichick wherein he in the end states that he ‘thinks’ Brian Daboll would get the job is irresponsible. The textual content alternate occurred the day earlier than Coach Daboll’s in-person interview even occurred. Giants’ possession would by no means rent a head coach primarily based solely on a 20-minute Zoom interview, which is all that Mr. Daboll had at that time.”
The crew continued: “As well as, Mr. Belichick doesn’t converse for and has no affiliation with the Giants. Mr. Belichick’s textual content alternate gives no perception into what really transpired throughout our head teaching search.”
Within the lawsuit, Flores alleged the Giants instructed third events they had been hiring Daboll as their subsequent head coach. Flores pointed to a textual content message alternate with Belichick, who appeared to suppose he was texting Daboll and never Flores about getting the job. Flores had but to really interview.
Flores stated on CBS’ morning present “CBS Mornings” that he was humiliated.
“It was a spread of feelings. Humiliation. Disbelief. Anger. I labored so arduous to get to the place I’m in soccer to change into a head coach. For 18 years on this league, to go on what felt like or what was a sham interview. I used to be harm,” he stated, including he nonetheless went to the interview as a result of he nonetheless had hope.
Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, middle, talks to down decide David Oliver (24) in the course of the first half of an NFL soccer sport in opposition to the New Orleans Saints Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in New Orleans.
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He stated he thought that some organizations had been utilizing the Rooney Rule to examine a field.
“The Rooney rule is meant to provide minorities a possibility to sit down down in entrance of possession, however what I believe it’s become an occasion wherein guys are simply checking the field,” Flores stated. “And that’s been the case. I’ve been on some interviews previously the place I’ve had that feeling. There’s at all times no method to know for positive, however you realize. I do know I’m not alone.”
He agreed that firms ought to have the precise to rent the most effective and most certified folks no matter race however stated he felt like folks he knew who’re minorities and greater than certified for some openings had been being neglected.
“That’s very cheap to me,” he stated. “On the identical time, I do know plenty of very succesful coaches, executives who’re minorities and in plenty of instances are as certified, extra certified or fairly frankly higher than their White counterparts. They’re not given a possibility.”
Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores talks to Miami Dolphins proprietor Stephen M. Ross throughout apply earlier than an NFL soccer sport in opposition to the New York Jets, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in Miami Gardens, Fla.
(AP Photograph/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Flores stated he instructed the 2 groups with which he interviewed for his or her head teaching jobs that he was going to file the lawsuit. He referred to as the lawsuit “greater than teaching.”
“I perceive the dangers. And, sure, it was a troublesome choice, and I went forwards and backwards,” he stated of submitting the lawsuit with out having a training job. “And like I stated, I like teaching. I do. It’s one thing that I’m keen about. It brings me pleasure. I like serving to younger folks attain their potential and change into the most effective variations of themselves. I’m gifted to do this.”
Fox Information’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.
