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Casady1

(2,133 posts)
Tue Feb 1, 2022, 06:27 PM Feb 2022

Accidental Bill Belichick Text Messages At Center Of Brian Flores Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Agai [View all]

Source: Boston CBS local

BOSTON (CBS) — Bill Belichick texted the wrong Brian to congratulate him for getting the Giants’ head coaching a job, according to a lawsuit filed by former Dolphins head coach and former Patriots assistant coach Brian Flores.

The lawsuit showed text messages of Belichick sending congratulations to Flores for landing the Giants job on Jan. 24. That text was sent two days prior to Flores actually interviewing for the job.

After Flores initially appeared confused by the text message, he asked Belichick, “Coach, are you talking to Brian Flores or Brian Daboll. Just making sure.”

Belichick replied: “Sorry – I f—ed this up. I double checked & I misread the text. I think they are naming Daboll. I’m sorry about that. BB”

The lawsuit alleges that Flores was then “forced to sit throug a dinner with Joe Schoen, the Giant’s [sic] new General Manager, knowing that the Giants had already selected Mr. Daboll. Much worse, on Thursday, January 27, 2022, Mr. Flores had to give an extensive interview for a job that he already knew he would not get — an interview that was held for no reason other than for the Giants to demonstrate falsely to the League Commissioner Roger Goodell and the public at large that it was in compliance with the Rooney rule.”

So glad the NFL is being sued. Eff those assholes owners after they blackballed kapernick. Jerry Jones kneeling made me through up a little in my mouth.

Read more: https://boston.cbslocal.com/2022/02/01/bill-belichick-accidental-text-message-brian-flores-racial-discrimination-lawsuit-giants-brian-daboll-hiring/?fbclid=IwAR3ClBCBteSLohWhTPhvzAfTuY53gSH3PbP7SM0oARfl16LQuX4PeIftbYA

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I hope Brian Flores' suit is successful. Paladin Feb 2022 #1
Same here, but I also worry that this could impact his ability to get hired again as a HC. Bleacher Creature Feb 2022 #4
Flores said Casady1 Feb 2022 #5
You're right. He certainly won't get hired in this round of vacancies. brush Feb 2022 #6
$100,000 incentive to lose games for better draft pick positioning. wtf oasis Feb 2022 #2
and tried to get him to break meddling rules. underpants Feb 2022 #10
How was he "forced" to go to a dinner? oldsoftie Feb 2022 #3
They would have denied it and Flores would have looked bad is my guess Raven123 Feb 2022 #7
Show them the text! oldsoftie Feb 2022 #11
The Giants would claimed Belicheck misunderstood Raven123 Feb 2022 #16
Except they hired the guy so they couldn't say it was a mistake for long! oldsoftie Feb 2022 #18
Those are quotes from the lawsuit. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2022 #19
Go to ESPN rpannier Feb 2022 #8
Those a-holes will do ANYTHING to get around the Rooney Rule FakeNoose Feb 2022 #9
I don't follow the Dolphins TheFarseer Feb 2022 #12
From what I've just seen of the Flores suit it makes at least one huge legal mistake. CaptainTruth Feb 2022 #13
I doubt that was an accident on Belichick's part cadoman Feb 2022 #14
How long until the haters call him an SOB, especially the bigly orange one? Marcuse Feb 2022 #15
Don't go to the yahoo boards commenting on this. The Klan is already out in force AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #17
Oh, he's too focused on Lindsey & Mitch smacking him about the pardons. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #20
Could maybe see this if Flores hadn't been hired as a head coach Deminpenn Feb 2022 #21
If Flores can get beyond the initial motion to dismiss, then that opens up a world of possibilities... NurseJackie Feb 2022 #22
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