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Well, in this in-between time during the last championship game of the NFL and the Super Bowl,

two weeks that are supposed to be a sleepy first week and then

a very excited, hyped up, very hyped up second week. Instead, there invariably seems to be news

that the NFL doesn't want. And this year, it is a lawsuit by Brian Flores, the former coach of

the Miami Dolphins, claiming racial discrimination in the former coach of the Miami Dolphins,

claiming racial discrimination in the hiring process of the NFL.

It's not a new accusation, but it is a new lawsuit.

And depending on what they pull up in discovery, including perhaps a text message from Bill Belichick and instructions to Brian

Flores to lose. This may be more interesting than the annual discussion about why aren't there

more black coaches in the NFL. I think this qualifies as a legitimate bombshell, a word that often gets overused.

But I know when I first heard about it, guys.

And then I saw these three allegations against the three teams.

And, you know, we have to get into it.

It's stunning.

This is a big deal, I think.

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