"God had gifted me with a special talent to coach the game of football, but the need for change is bigger than my person goals," Flores said in a statement. "In making the decision to file the , I understand that I may be risking coaching the game that I love and that has done so much for my family and me. My sincere hope is that by standing up against system racism in the NFL, others will join me to ensure that positive change is made for generations to come.
The Giants interviewed three minority candidates: Flores on Thursday and Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, both in person, in addition to internal candidate Patrick Graham, their defensive coordinator. Any merit with regard to Flores and his claims against the Giants would seem to hinge on proving the job was offered to Daboll before they were compliant with the Rooney Rule by interviewing Flores and Frazier.
"We are pleased and confident with the process that resulted in the hiring of Brian Daboll," the Giants said in the statement."We interviewed an impressive and diverse group of candidates. The fact of the matter is, Brian Flores was in the conversation to be our head coach until the eleventh hour. Ultimately, we hired the individual we felt was most qualified to be our next head coach.
Brian Flores coached as an assistant under Belichick for 7 years but Bill couldn't remember his number?