The Coach Accusing the NFL of Discrimination

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🗓️ 10 February 2022

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As the Super Bowl approaches, the National Football League is tackling some big issues off the field. In a lawsuit against the league and three specific teams, former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores alleges racial discrimination in hiring. As WSJ's Andrew Beaton explains, the suit highlights a diversity issue the NFL has been trying to fix for years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	While the NFL is preparing for its biggest game of the year this weekend, the Super Bowl,
0:10.2	off the field, it's dealing with a major controversy.
0:14.8	Last week, before we're coached at the Miami Dolphins, Brian Flores sued the league in three
0:19.7	specific teams, alleging discriminatory hiring practices.
0:23.7	A current head coach alleging racial bias, racially discriminatory practices.
0:29.1	Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores is suing the NFL and three teams alleging
0:34.6	racial discrimination.
0:36.7	The NFL has called a lawsuit without merit, but it said it will work to address racial
0:40.8	disparities.
0:41.8	While more than half the NFL's players are black, almost all the league's coaches are white.
0:47.7	Here's a colleague Andrew Beeden who covers the NFL.
0:51.0	This is an issue that people have understood to be a concern for a long time, and if there
0:57.4	have been flashlights shined on this issue in the past, this lawsuit put floodlights on
1:01.9	the issue.
1:02.9	It is totally different than ever before.
1:08.1	Welcome to the journal, our show about money, business, and power.
1:12.3	I'm Ryan Knudsen.
1:13.3	It's Thursday, February 10th.
1:21.5	Coming up on the show, by Brian Flores decided to sue the NFL.
1:41.9	The NFL has been dealing with a lack of diversity among its managers and coaches for decades.
1:47.0	It became an especially big issue in the early 2000s.
1:50.2	Number two, popular head coach has got fired.
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