The NFL has hired former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to defend the league and its teams against a race discrimination lawsuit filed by ex-Dolphins coach Brian Flores.
Lynch, the first Black woman to serve as attorney general, will team up with Brad Karp, chairman of the law firm, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
The lawsuit filed by Flores, who was fired by the Dolphins last month after back-to-back winning seasons, names the NFL, the New York Giants, the Miami Dolphins and thee Denver Broncos as defendants.
Flores filed the lawsuit after the Giants interviewed him for their head coaching job — a process that Flores later called a “sham,” alleging that the team had already decided to hire Brian Daboll before the interview.
Flores, who is Black and Hispanic, also accused Dolphins owner Stephen Ross of offering him $100,000 per loss in 2019 to improve the team’s spot in the draft.
After the news broke Wednesday night, some Twitter users were outraged over Lynch’s decision to defend the NFL in this case.
“The NFL can’t hire Black head coaches, but they can hire former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to defend them in the race discrimination case filed by Brian Flores,” wrote one Twitter user.
“Loretta Lynch did what?? During Black History Month??” tweeted another person.
To replace Flores, the Dolphins hired Mike McDaniel, who is biracial. McDaniel is now one of five minority head coaches in the NFL, joining Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin, Washington Commanders’ Ron Rivera, Houston Texans’ Lovie Smith and New York Jets’ Robert Saleh.
• Jacob Calvin Meyer can be reached at jmeyer@washingtontimes.com.
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