A number of new items were brought up on Thursday in amendments made to former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the NFL and specifically, the Dolphins.
Carolina Panthers secondary coach Steve Wilks and former Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Ray Horton joined Flores’ class action lawsuit, claiming that they were not given the same opportunities as their white counterparts.
Flores also implicated the Houston Texans, claiming that he was removed from consideration from their open position due to the lawsuit.
While those parts are important, there were a couple of subjects that were specifically connected to the Dolphins that were mentioned.
One issue mentioned alleges that Flores, in 2019, sent memos to general manager Chris Grier, chief executive officer Tom Garfinkel and senior vice president of football and business administration Brandon Shore regarding “the toxicity that existed within the organization.”
According to the lawsuit, Flores “explained the unreasonable position he was being placed in by the team ownership and upper management.”
The former Dolphins coach also claims that “he was routinely made to feel uncomfortable based upon his decision not to tank in order to secure the top pick in the 2020 draft.”
If Grier, Garfinkel and Shore were all made aware of this situation in 2019, as Flores is alleging, these could seriously turn up the heat on owner Stephen Ross.
Flores also alleges that the Dolphins are declining to pay him severance, and they actually want him to repay some of the money he’s already received.