the interviews he has had including one previously with the denver and one this year with the new york giantsted factors and he asserts that he was only interviewed to satisfy what is known as the rooney rule where nfl teams must hire or master this interview african—american candidates. this interview african-american candidates-— candidates. this is not in isolation. _ candidates. this is not in isolation, is _ candidates. this is not in isolation, is it? - candidates. this is not in isolation, is it? the - candidates. this is not in isolation, is it? the nfl| candidates. this is not in i isolation, is it? the nfl has had other incidents, there is a sort of series of this. how serious is terms of the nfl legacy? series is enough but all three teams named in the loss it had denied any wrongdoing but commissioner said before the super bowl the nfl is more, that they have not done enough to promote minority hiring. the rules adopted in 2003 they had three black head coaches. now then we'll have a few more. the editor needs to be better and they have admitted that but flores is saying they had

. >> reporter: flores claims his most recent hiring experience with the new york giants was an example, allege is patriots coach bill belichick mistakenly texted flores congratulations for landing the lions job three days before he is interview. >> i thought i got the job. >> and you hadn't interviewed? >> i hadn't interviewed. i thought based on my time in miami in new england, i was in serious consideration for that position. given the fact that i hadn't even interviewed, it was -- it just -- it didn't feel right. >> reporter: flores claims in a text response back he asked belichick if he was talking to brian flores or brian daboll. die bol, who is white, had also been interviewing. belichick responds saying he had mistakenly texted flores, that he had heard they were naming daboll. >> there's a humiliation that came over me, that i thought i had -- was in position to take a job with the new york giants. >> you guys plan to depose bill belichick? >> absolutely, we're coming for him. we've sent with our complaint demands to preserve all the communications, text messages, emails. so wh

i hear from buffalo and new york giants that you are their guy.ks out if you want it to!!" "that's definitely what i want! i hope you're right, coach. thank you. coach, are you talking to brian flores or brian daboll? just making sure." "sorry-- i (bleep) this up. i double checked and misread the text. i think they are naming daboll. i'm sorry about that. b.b." "thanks bill." that's the story of how brian daboll got listed in bill belichick's phone as "white brian." ( laughter ) ( applause ) but-- long story. it's a long story, but that's the story. >> jon: that's the story. it's a long one. >> stephen: but flores is still in the running for two other head coaching vacancies, which is what makes this lawsuit even more impressive. the n.f.l., generally speaking, is not very forgiving towards anyone who stands up to them. or kneels near them. so flores, who's only 40 years old, has put his future livelihood on the line here. but he's doing it for a higher purpose, as he explained on cnn: >> i understand the risks. look, i love coaching football. i'm

the teams named in the lawsuits are the dolphins, the denver broncos, and the new york giants. in a statement, the nfl said diversity is core to everything we do, and there are few issues on which our clubs and internal leadership team spend more time. we will defend against these claims which are without merit. ahead on "cbs mornings," we'll talk with brian flores about his lawsuit and why he calls the interview process with the new york giants a sham. >>> coming up, tom brady officially retires. the buccaneers quarterback puts all the rumors to rest. why he's decided to leave now after a storied career. >>> and -- >> easy, easy, easy, easy! oh, my god! >> bumpy ride, strong winds nearly topple a plane during a dramatic landing attempt. this is the "cbs morning news." " these are the faces of listerine. the face of millions of germs zapped in seconds. the face of clean. the face of whoa! some are of intensity, others joy. all are of... various: ahhh... listerine. feel the whoa! (music) all are of... various: who said you have to starve yourself to lose weight? who said you can

belichick wrote, i hear from buffalo and new york giants that you are their guy. hope it works out if you want it to. coach, are you talking to brian flores or bribe daboll? i think they are naming daboll. sorry about that. he said the league checked a box by interviewing flores so they were in compliance with the league's rule which requires teams on interview minority candidates. >> it happens to so many of these coaches and i really, especially as a black person, respect this man for what he did. >> they're standing by the decision saying we interviewed an impressive and diverse group of candidates. the fact of the matter is brian flores was in the conversation to our head coach until the 11th hour. >> it was humiliating. there was disbelief, anger. >> flores says the denver broncos gave him a similar sham interview for a head coaching job in 2019. that team also denied the allegation. flores was fired as coach of the miami dolphins, after back to back winning seasons. he said that team's owner, stephen ross, offered him $100,000 per defeat during the 2019 seas

but bill belichick is not a member of the new york giants staff, he was making an assumption based onrectly. maybe they had a favorite in brian daboll, the white offensive coordinator from the buffalo bills. but we know for a fact that john ti tish reached out to brian flores and said, don't talk a job. we have interest in. you is the rooney rule somewhat broken? absolutely. i think it injects candidates late in the process. so, it needs to be a minute in some ways. but to blanket call, generalize that nfl teams or executives within those teams are racist is a generalization that will always be wrong because you can't just say that based on what history has shown us as far as hiring is concerned. and you know this, anderson, because i'm sure you studied it like everybody else. the rooney rule is not working for head coaches, but it is working for other parts of nfl hiring. a few years ago there was one black general manager in the national football league. now there are seven. and i think the process is working on the executive level. it still has a lot of work to do on the coaching l

got it, i hear from buffalo and new york giants that you are their guy, belichick replied. later, flores sought clarification, said, coach, are you talking to brian flores or brian daboll? just want to make sure. and belichick responds, sorry, i effed up, i double-checked and i misread the text, i think they are naming daboll. i'm sorry about that. that is one of the points that flores makes in this lawsuit to say that he believes he was simply being interviewed by the new york giants as part of the rooney rule. it is a rule that establishes that these teams have to interview external and minority candidates. and he said to us this morning, and cnn, speaking to john berman, that that made him feel humiliated, he felt disbelief, just having to go through that interview. he also talks about an exchange with stephen ross, right here, miami owner -- the miami manager, who he says offered to pay him $100,000 per loss so that they could be better positioned for the draft. flores is saying that he is filing this lawsuit, understanding that his job could be at risk, his career on t

an interview where he actually didn't have a chance but bill belichick is not a member of the new york giantshe heard from somewhere else, i'm assuming. um, but i do know that the new york giants went through the process correctly. maybe, they had a favorite in brian dabel who is the white offensive coordinator from the buffalo bills by we know for a fact that john tisch reached out to brian flores right after he was fired and said don't take a job, we have interest in you. um, is the rooney rule somewhat broken? absolutely. i think it injects candidates way too hatlate in the process. three or four days before a team has to make a decision, so it needs to be amended in some ways. but to blanket call/generalize that nfl teams or executive within those teams are racist is a generalization that will always be wrong because you can't just say that, based on what -- what -- what history has shown us as far as hiring is concerned. and you know this, anderson, because i'm sure you studied it like everybody else. the rooney rule is not working for head coaches but it is working for other parts of nf

he was interviewed for the head coach job with the new york giants, but flores alleges he wasn't reallyng considered. as evidence, his lawsuit includes text messages between flores and new england patriots coach bill belichick that were sent three days before flores' scheduled interview for the giants job. belichick said he'd heard from the other team that flores was, quote, "their guy." but belichick then realized he'd texted the wrong brian and admitted to flores it was bria daboll who'd already been chosen. daboll, who is white, was officially named the new giants head coach last week. in a statement, the gits said flores was, quote, "in the conversation to be our head coach until the 11th hour," but hired the individual the team felt was the most qualified. flores argues the giants' interview process is typical of how the nfl carries out the so-called rooney rule. that rule was created nearly 20 years ago to give more minority candidates oppornities to become nfl head coaches. it was amended in 2020 to say that teams must interview at least two minority candidates not associated wit

the new york giants are pushing back, saying brian flores was in the conversation to be our head coach the 11th hour. and it's not just the giants flores accused of discrimination in its hiring practices, flores claims in the lawsuit the denver broncos feigned interest too and after a similar bogus interview in 2019, gave the head coaching job to a white candidate. the broncos denied the allegation. >> just the entire process doesn't feel like you're an actual candidate, and that's unfortunate. >> flores' lawsuit argues the nfl is rife with racism, particularly when it comes to the hiring and retention of black head coaches, coordinators and general managers. according to the nfl, the majority of the league's players are black, but the nfl has just one black head coach and three coaches of color. the league denied the allegations from flores saying it's deeply committed to ensuring equitable employment practices and continue making progress in providing equitable opportunities throughout our organization. beyond race, the lawsuit also accuses the miami dolphins team owner of offering t

against by the league and some of its owners and managers while applying for head coach of the new york giants, revealing a series of texts from patriots head coach bill belichick three days before he was scheduled to interview with the new york franchise. the complaint states on january 24th belichick wrote, sounds like you have landed. congrats. flores responded saying, did you hear something i didn't here? belichick texted back, giants? flores later texted belichick to ask if he's texting the right coach before belichick fesses up that he has the wrong man. sorry, i expletive this up. i double-checked and misread the text. i think they're namie ing dabol. i'm sorry about that. bb. originally introduced in 2003 the rule now requires at least two external minority candidates for open head coaching positions. in a statement the new york giants stood by their hiring process saying brian flores was in the conversation to be our head coach until the 11th hour, ultimately we hired the individual we felt was most qualified to be our next head coach. the lawsuit lays out another example of what it c

the new york giants are pushing back saying brian flores was in discussion to be our head coach untilt the giants flores is accusing in his lawsuit. he claims the denver broncos feigned interest too and after a similar bogus interview in 2019 gave the head coaching job to a white candidate. the broncos denied the allegation. >> just the entire process doesn't feel like you're an actual candidate. and that's -- that's unfortunate. >> reporter: flores' lawsuit claims the nfl is rife with racism particularly when it comes to the hiring and retention of black head coaches, coordinators and general managers. according to the nfl, the majority of the league's players are black, but the nfl has one black coach and three coach of color. the league justice one black head coach and three coaches of color. the league denied the allegations from flores saying it is deeply committed to ensuring equitable employment practices, and continue to make progress in providing equitable opportunities throughout our organization. >> thank you. >> beyond race, the lawsuit also accuses the miami dolphins' tea

the dolphins' head coach after posting winning records in two of his three seasons, accuses the new york giants giants for a head job they decided to give to somebody else. >> it was humiliating, to be honest, there was disbelief, anger. >> reporter: he accuses the dolphins other thans to pay him to lose games, withty own were denies. >> all of those to me were very disturbing. integrity of the game is obviously an important element. >> the league and the franchises named in the suit all deny wrong doing. goodell says the league will take a fresh look at the hiring process. >> we will have people come in and look and evaluate it. >> reporter: flores and his attorneys say the nfl rooney rule which requires every team to interview two external minority candidates for head opening position doesn't work and is basically a scam with teams interviewing people for window dressing and hiring who they want. >> do you have to make more brog? >> yes, i do. >> as a league i don't think there is a ubt we discussed more frequently in the ownership over the last four or five years. it has been at every meetin

flores was a candidate for the new york giants head coaching job. he claims new england patriots coach bill belichick mistakenly texted him informing him that the new york giants fill their coaching position 3 days before he was scheduled to interview for the job. the nfl responded to floors saying, quote, diversity is core to everything we do. and there are a few issues on which our clubs and or internal leadership team spend more time. we will defend against these claims which are without merit floor is also takes aim at his former franchise alleging the dolphins owner stephen ross offered to pay him $100,000 per loss for a better draft position during the 2019 season. the miami dolphins responded to flores's claim saying, quote, we vehemently deny any allegations of racial discrimination and are proud of the diversity and inclusion throughout our organization floor is also accuses the denver broncos of racial discrimination and says the broncos, gm at the time john elway showed up an hour late for a meeting over a vacancy in 2019 and appeared to b

he lined up an interview with the new york giants but claims it was simply for show solely to satisfyns. but the nfl new york giants denied the allegations. flores spoke with reverend al sharpton earlier about why this suit matters. watch. >> representation matters. there's just a lack of representation for black and minority coaches and executives and just representation in leadership positions as a whole in the national football league. that's got to change. this lawsuit isn't about me. it's about that lack of representation. it's about the people and the generations that are going to come behind me. >> so far this off season five nfl head coaches have been hired, all of them are white. let's discuss this withter erroneous moore, national sports columnist for "forbes" and author of "the real hank aaron." great to have all of you. flores did something a lot of people didn't think was possible, he turned the miami dolphins around from a failing franchise to a team that nearly made the playoffs this year. yet he was fired. he's now taking on a very powerful organization in the nfl. let

. >> there needs to be a change >> reporter: flores says the new york giants only interviewed him as a sham to comply with the rooney rule, an nfl requirement that minority candidates be considered for head coaching jobs. >> it doesn't work that's the problem >> reporter: the suit says the team had already decided to hire brian daboll with no head coaching experience it includes texts allegedly sent to flores mistakenly by bill belichick days before flores even interviewed, congratulating him on getting the giants job. flores then asked, coach, are you talking to brian flores or brian daboll, just making sure. belichick replied with an expletive, sorry, i blanked this up. when you realized he meant to send that text message to someone else, what went through your head >> i was humiliated. >> reporter: the giants wrote in part that brian flores was in the conversation to be our head coach until the 11th hour, ultimately we hired the individual we felt was most qualified flores also alleges that miami dolphins owner stephen ross offered to pay him $100,000 per loss in 2019 to improve t

was it the situation with the new york giants? >> yeah. that was it.t messages that led me to believe that i was going on an interview for a job that was already handed to someone else. and, look, i'm all for, you know, hiring the person you want to hire. i understand that. and i think brian daboll is a great coach. he's someone i worked with. he's a great coach. and definitely someone i respect. >> let me read through this exchange so people know exactly what we're talking about here. this was a text exchange you had with bill belichick, whom you worked with for years at the new england patriots. he writes you, sounds like you landed, congrats. you write back, did you hear something i didn't hear? belichick writes, giants? you write back, i interview on thursday. i think i have a shot at it. belichick writes, got it, i hear from buffalo and the giants you are their guy. hope it works out if you want to. then you write, coach, are you talking to brian flores or brian daboll, just making sure? belichick writes, sorry, i effed this up. i double-checked a

flores claims the new york giants only interviewed him to satisfy the league's rooney rule that teams consider candidates of color. flores's lawsuit says the smoking gun was a text from bill bill check which congratulated the wrong coach brian. that's what he learned the giants already hired someone before even interviewing flores. >> i was humiliated. it was anger, there was disappointment, disbelief, and that was really the tipping point. that's when i should be given an tub. i earned that. >> flores says the lawsuit is about a much bigger issue than his job interview. you can hear more from him tonight on "nbc nightly news" coming up at 6:30. >>> a live look at the great wall of china. take a look. it's 9:30 in beijing on a thursday morning, and the wait is over. it is time for the winter olympics to begin. competition is set to begin while the opening ceremony is still a couple days away. the olympic torch relay is making its way through beijing where it'll ultimately end at the opening ceremony. on friday it'll ignite the olympic caldron and burn through the duration of the games

top coaching prospect for the league but alleges he was setup for a phony interview with the new york giants according to the suit bill belichik texted him three days before the interview telling him another coach had already taken the job. >> a statement said the team hired the individual they felt was most qualified the nfl also issuing a statement saying in part diversity is core to everything we do and adding that it will defend against the claims flores says he hopes he can ensure positive change by standing u growing daytime tv controversy th school board's ban of mouse, a book about the horrors of the holocaust when goldberg made these controversial comments >> if you're going to do this then let's be truthful about it because the holocaust isn't about race it's not about race. it's not about race. >> what is it about? >> it's about man's inhumanity to man >> now, goldberg issued an apology later on twitter and yesterday morning tried to clarify her remarks on the show. >> the words matter and mine are no exception i regret my comments, as i said and i stand corrected. i also stand wi

coach brian flores described how he felt before an interview for the head coaching job with the new york giants. >> humiliation, disbelief, anger. >> reporter: that's because, according to this proposed class action lawsuits, a texting mix-up by his former boss, new england patriots coach bill belichick, seemed to confirm the job was already someone else's. it went to brian daboll. flores alleges he was considered only to fulfill the n.f.l.'s so-called rooney rule, a rule requiring teams to interview minority candidates. >> to go on what was going to be, what felt like, or what was a sham interview, i was hurt. >> but you went knowing that you probably weren't going to get it. >> i did. >> reporter: the giants responded saying in part, "brian flores was in the conversation to be our head coach until the 11th hour. ultimately, we hired the individual we felt was the most qualified to be our next head coach." the n.f.l. said it in its statement that its clubs are committed to: flores' allegations against his former boss goes a step for example, legingphen rs offered pic which he refused to do. >>

the team's interview, minority candidates belicheck allegedly knew that new york giants had decided to hire a white coach for their vacancy. even the flores was being brought in to interview for that giants job days later. flores is also accusing the denver broncos of a disingenuous hiring process. and he claims when he was working as the dolphins head coach, miami's owner offered to pay him $100,000. a game to lose on purpose. so the team would get a better draft pick. flores says he refused to do that and was told that that made the owner matt, the nfl, the giants, the broncos in the dolphins all deny any wrongdoing in the suit. flurries admits this thing may cost him his coaching career, but he believes it is more important to take a stand. we'll keep you posted there. the other big news today from the nfl, tom brady announcing the end of his illustrious career, the tampa bay bucs quarterback posted on instagram that he is officially calling it quits after 22 nfl seasons. that isn't that amazing. it brady, of course, grew up in san mateo. we attended sarah high school where he stood

the interviews he has had including one previously with the denver and one this year with the new york giantsthat he was only interviewed to satisfy what is known as the rooney rule where nfl teams must hire or must at least interview african—american candidates. this is not in isolation, is it? the nfl has had other incidents, there is a sort of series of this. how serious is this, in terms of the nfl legacy? serious enough but all three teams named in the loss it had denied any wrongdoing but commissioner said before the super bowl the nfl is more, that they have not done enough to promote minority hiring. when this rule was adopted in 2003 they had three black head coaches. now they'll have a few more. the nfl needs to be better and they have admitted that but flores is saying they had not done enough and his lawsuit really, you know, sent shock waves through the sport. most of us will never get the chance to travel through space — let alone time. but the nearest you might get to it is in liverpool right now. a new spectacular immersive art experience, known as "�*space, the universe and e

after back-to-back winning seasons and said he was passed over for the head coaching job for the new york giants. in that lawsuit, flores claiming the dolphins owner told him during the 2019 season he'd pay him $100,000 for every loss and that the giants only interviewed which mandates teams interview - at least two external minority candidates for head coaching positions. the owners of both teams denied the allegations. >> when you speak out -- and this is the case for all minority and black coaches. if you speak out, you may be giving up that opportunity to do exactly what you love. >> reporter: flores not on the sidelines for long. steelers head coach mike tomlin saying brian's resume speaks for itself, and i look forward to him adding his expertise to help our team. while we haven't heard directly from flores about his new role, tonight his lawyer saying in a statement, flores will continue his race discrimination class action, quote, so that real change can be made in the nfl. whit? >> janai, thank you. >>> now to the pandemic and the major signs we are entering a new phase. all states, wit

one example, he says the new york giants offered him a chance to interview for a job that he had no chance of getting. he had similar claims against the denver broncos, saying the team president john elway was an hour late for his job interview for head coach. the nfl denies the claims and says diversity is core to the league. >> all right, february marks the annual celebration of black history month. we're here celebrating the culture and the community. tonight, nbc bay area's joe rosato takes us to east oakland and introduces us to a man who is showing kids how to take their bicycles to colorful new places. >> most people see a bicycle as a way to get around. a meaning of exercise or transportation. but to tyrone "baby champ" stevenson, a bicycle is a canvas waiting for bling. >> this is real therapeutic. >> in his native east oakland, stevenson is king of what are known as scraper bikes. >> you customize and put your design on it. making it personalized. >> to stevenson, every piece of tricking out a bike is personal. he's been bringing them to life for nearly two decades. >> when i was

flores, most recently head coach of the dolphins fired in january, accused the dolphins, the new york giants the denver broncos with racial discrimination and a proposed class action suit with a giant flores alleged the team had already decided who would be its next head coach before he was scheduled to interview for the position he cited congratulatory text messages he received from patriots coach bill belicheck that seemed to be intended for bryant daybell who the giants ultimately hired. he spoke about it on the cbs morning news last week. we have to file a lawsuit for for the world to know that there's a problem from of from hiring standpoint in regards to the minority coaches in the national football league. the numbers speak for themselves, we filed a lawsuit so that we can create some change. and that's important to me for has called the giants sham and his attorneys claim it was only conducted to comply with the league's so-called rooney rule. i think that's the core. the message that we've been talking about here is. >> okay. we're not having success. we want with head coaches. how

miami.back - out of a job, he says he was then passed over for the head coaching position with the new york giants. in his lawsuit, flores says last week, the giants invited him to interview, but flores, who spent ten years under bill belichick with the patriots, says day before that meeting, his mentor mistakenly sent him these text messages, saying the job had already gone to brian daboll, a white coach. >> there was a little bit of -- your anger, you know? why wasn't i afforded the opportunity to truly interview and show what i can do? because i am a good coach. >> reporter: flores alleges he was granted interviews to satisfy the league's 20-year-old rooney rule, which mandates teams interview at least one minority candidate for top positions, but the giants saying they are "confident with the process that resulted in the hiring of brian daboll." the nfl responding to the allegations in a statement, saying "diversity is core to everything we do, and there are few issues on which our clubs and our internal leadership team spend more time. we will defend against these claims, which are without me

i love the new york giants tweet that tom brady retired after losing two super bowls.have to talk about ukraine? no, the islamic state? no, we have to talk about cost-of-living stuff what is the agenda for the biden administration? >> these are pump prices. this is potentially how you will not keep get reelected if you have gasoline prices higher and the entire wage story will be pinned on that especially today. when they have a good job number and people ask questions about inflation, everyone feels this, they have it that there is a recovery in the job market but they cannot do that today. they will blame it on covid and inflation will be the key hurdle. this kind of headline will get attention from people. tom: we will speak with the secretary of labor today. marty walsh, the former mayor of boston. what does he think of the biden tone? are they finessing this? 7% is not acceptable. >> for the jobs number, they flagged it that it will not be a good month. they will say they are dependent on the fed to do this and won't pivot to build back better. i imagine he might

coach brian flores described how he felt before an interview for the head coaching job with the new york giants. >> humiliation, disbelief, anger. >> reporter: that's because, according to this proposed class action lawsuit, a texting mix-up by his former boss, new england patriots coach bill belichick, seemed to confirm the job was already someone else's. it went to brian daboll.es alled only to fulfill the n.f.l.'s so- called, "rooney rule," a rule requiring teams to interview minority candidates. >> to go on what was going to be, what felt like, or what was a sham interview, i was hurt. >> but you went knowing that you probably weren't going to get it. >> i did. >> reporter: the giants responded saying in part, "brian flores was in the conversation to be our head coach until the 11th hour. ultimately, we hired the individual we felt was the most qualified to be our next head coach." the n.f.l. said it in its that its clubs are committed to: committed to ensuring equitable ploiment practices and called employment practices and called the accusations without merit. flores' allegations against

business perspective, it is easy to fire jeff zucker, it is like firing the head coach of the new york giantsnumbers. ratings are down 90% since last year. viewers are gone, that is hard to do. we are on everyday with each other, not like it has been a slow news time over the last year. there is more to the story than the facts first network is letting on, that is par for the course for cnn. it is basically collapsing news network and chris cuomo didn't like getting fired for what he did and now he seems to be on mission to take this entire network down with him, starting with jeff zucker and others will follow, believe me. >> carley: so interesting the fact this happened, this relationship was exposed, if you believe that during the investigation of chris cuomo. >> todd: get at root cause, 14 hours and he cannot figure it out, he and kamala harris are trying to find root causes, they are not good at that. joe concha, thanks so much. >> todd: 22 seasons and 12 super bowl titles, legendary quarterback tom brady retiring, how are fans in tampa bay taking the news? >> carley: from mom's place ar

he alleges he was set up for a phony interview with the new york giants. ew england patriots coach bill belichick texted flores three days before the interview telling him brian dday.ca da bo had already gotten the job he added diversity is everything we do and we will ensure that positive change is made. >>> coachella is jumping on the music craze. they grant owners lifetime passes to one weekend of the festival every year. coachella says the nfts come with perks like special viewing areas at the concerts and a dinner prepared by a professional chef on the festival grounds they go up on friday i remember i first ever did a story on the nonfungible tokens. i went down a deep rabbit hole dive what is it, how is it, explain it to me to this day i don't quite get it i just know they're up in the millions, even billions of dollars. >> basically put on a headset and we can virtually go to coachella where we can virtually listen to real music while looking at your virtual but real nfts that you virtually spent all your real money on. >> sure thing. without spendi

koch of the miami dolphins, brian flores, filing a lawsuit against the dolphins and the nfl, the new york giantsalleging racial discrimination. the suit saying in certain ways, the nfl is racially segregated and managed like a plantation. the owners watch the games from atop nfl stadiums in luxury boxes and the black work force put their bodies on the line taking hits and suffering injuries to their bodies and brains while the nfl and its owners relationship billions of dollars. a lot to talk about now with legendary sports caster bob costas. bob, i appreciate you joining us on this. i know you are really honed in on the story and want to discuss it. good evening. he said the giants interviewed for the head coach position under bogus circumstances. he said he was part of another shame interview with the broncos in 2019. he said the dolphins owners wanted him to lose games to get better draft picks. what do you think? >> we will get in the racial aspect of it in a moment. but the steve ross part of it, the owner of the dolphins, flores alleged in 2019, ross was upset with him because they won too

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coach bill belichick congratulated the wrong person, belichick wrote, i hear from buffalo and new york giantst works out if you want it to. coach, are you talking to brian flores or brian daboll. just making sure. sorry, i effed this up. i think they're naming daboll. sorry about that. the rooney rule requires teams to interview minority candidates. >> it happens to so many of these coaches. i really respect this man for what he did. >> reporter: the giants saying we interviewed an impressive and diverse group of candidates. the fact of the matter, brian flores was in the conversation to be our head coach until the 11th hour. >> there was disbelief, anger. >> reporter: flores also says the denver broncos also gave him a similar sham interview for head coach in 2019. flores was fired as coach of the miami dolphins after back-to-back winning seasons. he says that team's owner offered to pay him to lose games during the 2019 season so the team would get better draft picks. the dolphins deny that claim. >> did ross explicitly say i'll give you $100,000 each game you lose? >> yes. that's not somet

. >> flores fired as the miami dolphins coach accuses the new york giants in for a sham interview. decided to give to someone else. >> it was humiliating. disbelief and anger. >> he accuses the dolphins owner of offering to pay him to lose games which the owner denies. >> all of those to me were very disturbing. integrity of the game was an element. >> we're going to talk to other people and have them come in and evaluate it. it's hard to evaluate your own policies and procedures. >> reporter: flores's attorney said the rooney rule doesn't work and is basically a scam with teams interviewing minority candidates only as window dressing and then hiring the coach they want. >> do you not feel some personal responsibility for not having made more progress? >> the answer is, yes, i do. as a league, i don't think there's a subject we've discussed more frequently than the ownership over the last four or five years. it has been at every league meeting other than two. >> reporter: about 70% of the nfl's players are black but out of 32 teams, only two have black head coaches. >> why does the

the league and some of its owners and managers while applying for the job of head coach of the new york giantsbill belichick three days before he was scheduled to interview with the new york franchise. the complaint states on january 24th, belichick wrote, sounds like you have landed. congrats. flores responded saying did you hear something i didn't hear? belichick texted back, giants. . he asked if he is texting the right coach. before he fesses up he has the wrong man. sorry i expletived this up. i double-checkd. i can they are naming dall. i'm sorry about that. bb. even though the decision to hire brian daboll had been made. it requires at least two external minority candidates for open head coaching positions. they stand by saying brian flores was in the conversation to be our head coach until the 11th hour. ultimately, we hired the individual we felt was most qualified to do our head coach. a sham interview, describing the management team. the broncos then general manager john elway, president and chief executive officer mr. ellis and others showed up an hour late to the interview. they l

the new york giants always calling them disturbing and false, but florez is also getting some major supportistant coaches is saying that he is a true leader, 20 now to break all of this down, mr. jones, the host of espn's the right time, with of course, mr. jones. thank you, the story this is a huge story. elway is putting himself -- pitting himself, against florez, so the giants are doing it as well, i spoke with florez last night his claims sound credible. it is obviously the nfl has a race problem there is just one black head coach, are you surprised about how forceful these denials are? >> i am actually. i did think that florez put himself in a tricky situation when he started to presume about white was that the broncos may have looked the way that they did. and then they come back and say he would just got off the plane. i don't know what to say that i don't even think what prior florez would think to say that the larger issue of course is the part that prevails in the part that stands up at the giants and the forceful denial that is surprising because john elway seems to be in a posit

the new york giants had scheduled that interview, but they knew they already had their man.t's the issue that brian flores has. >> you know they vehemently disagree with that. but i hear your point. stephen a., thank you for coming back. appreciate it. >> no problem, take care. >> checking in on your tweet it's and facebook comments. adam, what do we have? >> michael, it's obvious the rooney rule is a scam to appease a desire for african americans that make up 70% of the players. there's one active coach in the nfl. the ap reporting since the rooney came in effect, 21% of head coaching positions have been filled by people of color. 21%. i point that out, today there's only one. and people might think there's always been that limited number. look, in corporate america. i talked about this on radio. and i took phone calls on sirius xm from people this week and i said, call me if either a. you've been quote-unquote victim of a sham interview? or if you had to conduct one. phone calls all full. people saying this goes on all the time. doesn't make it right but there's like an in

belichick says i hear from buffalo and new york giants that you are their guy.at point, flores goes on to tell him that he still hasn't interviewed yet and questions if he realizes which brian he's speaking to. brian flores or brian dable. that's when belichick says i f-ed up. that is what flores points to to make the point that the giants had already made up their mind before i went to interview and he believes he was being interviewed because the rule, which is a rule in the nfl that has teams interview external as well as minority candidates. flores says that made him fuel humiliated. he was feeling disbelief and in laying it all out there, he acknowledges he may be ending his career, but he feels if he can bring about change in the nfl, a league he compares to being operated like a plantation in this lawsuit, he said it would be well worth it. >> this isn't about me. and i understand that. this is bigger than me. this is bigger than football. many have come before and done a lot to create change in this country. for people of color. and i just felt like in t

he says his interview with the new york giants was a sham, the teen had already picked someone else toteam told a house committee at the football club has a toxic work environment. >> the harassment and objective of the cheerleaders was constant. women were used as sex objects rather than dignifying human beings. >> another former employee accused the team of directing saleswomen to dress in revealing clothing when marketing suites to potential clients. >> the nfl has a sexism and a racism problem, it refuses to seriously address. >> the team just rebranded itself as the commanders, it had been known as the washington redskins until two years ago. a whistle-blower democrats invited to the meeting -- used unsavory language to criticize sportscaster hannah storm, he tweeted mexican people don't celebrate the fourth of july pick of the g.o.p. accused democrats and wasting time with the meeting. speak of this hearing is a farce and we should be looking at inflation, the economy, afghanistan, this committee is turning into a joe mccarthy commission and we should not do that. >> congress has

a dolphins coach, flores, says he was forced to sit in a sham interview with the new york giants evenite coach had already been selected. he makes another stunning allegation in this lawsuit as well, including dolphins owner steven ross offering $100,000 for every loss in order to improve their chances at a top draft pick in a 2020 season. we talked to flores about why. >> this is not about me. this is girgbigger than me. this is bigger than football. many have come before and done a lot to create change in this country for people of color, and i just felt like in this instance, you know, it was my turn to step up and be an agent for change, and i'm proud to do that. >> cnn's andy scholes joins me more on this lawsuit. andy, tell me more. >> reporter: brian said what happened with the dolphins was the last straw. it took a text with bill belichick to take this stand. belichick texted flores congratulating him on getting that giants job before he had even interviewed yet. he had heard from giants and buffalo that you were the guy. flores then responded asking if he had the right brian,