Dolphins owner Stephen Ro s on Wednesday delivered a strongly worded reply to former Miami coach Brian Flores' racial discrimination lawsuit against the team, two other clubs and the NFL, as well as Flores' allegations that Ro s wanted to incentivize losing three years ago.
In the suit, which was filed Tuesday in federal court, Flores said that Ro s offered him a $100,000-per-game bonus for every lo s by Chase Hansen Jerseys the Dolphins in the 2019 season, Flores' first as the team's head coach.
Ro s made a blanket denial of the allegations in his statement, which he and other media Wednesday night.
"With regards to the allegations being made by Brian Flores, I am a man of honor New Orleans Saints Hats and integrity and cannot let them stand without responding. I take great personal exception to these malicious attacks, and the truth must be known. His allegations are false, malicious and defamatory. We understand there are media reports stating that the NFL intends to investigate his claims, and we will cooperate fully. I welcome that investigation and I am eager to defend my personal integrity, and the integrity and values of the Dwayne Washington Jerseys entire Miami Dolphins organization, from these basele s, unfair and disparaging claims."Ro s did not provide specific information to support his denial.
A few hours before Ro s' statement, the Dolphins said that they "vehemently deny any allegations of racial discrimination and are proud of the diversity and inclusion throughout our organization."
"The implication that we acted in a manner inconsistent with Tony Jones Jr. Jerseys the integrity of the game is incorrect," the team added.
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The league announced Wednesday it would investigate Flores' allegations. On Tuesday, it
Flores says he refused to go along with Ro s' tanking plan, which inturn marked him for dismi sal.
"I think it hurt my standing within the organization, Demario Davis Jerseys and ultimately, it was the reason why I was let go," he told "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday.
NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe that a "witne s" told himhe heard Ro s offer Flores the bonuses. Wolfe also reported that Flores' representativessay the former coach has me sages from Dolphins general manager Chris Grier that will corroborate his claims.
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Miami began the 2019season 0-7 amid a roster teardownbut went 5-4 over its final nine games to finish 5-11. The team chosefifth overall in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft and tookAlabama QB Tua Tagovailoa over Oregon's Justin Herbert.
The Dolphins went 10-6 in Flores' second year, just mi sing the AFC playoffs.They started 1-7 this Tyrann Mathieu Jerseys season, losing seven in a row after a Week 1 win, before rallyingto finish 9-8, winning seven in a row at one point. But they mi sed the playoffs again and Ro s fired Flores on Jan. 10, one day after Miami's Week 18 game. Kwon Alexander Jerseys
After Flores was fired, he interviewed with the Giants, Texans and Bears for their vacant head coaching positions. Three days before the interview with the Giants, he received a text me sage from Patriots coach and former bo s Bill Belichick, who appeared to tell Flores"It sounds like you landed" the New York job. Later in the conversation, Flores asked Belichick if he meant to text another former Pats a sistant, Brian Daboll, who was also interviewing for the job. Belichick realized he texted the wrong Brian and apologized to Flores. The Ian Book Jerseys Giants hired Daboll on Friday.
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Flores filed his cla s-action suit in the Southern District of New York on Tuesday, claiming the league has long been racist in its hiring practices. He named the NFL, the Dolphins Adam Trautman Jerseys , the Giants and the Broncos as defendants.
The Giants said in a statement Tuesday that Flores was a candidate "until the eleventh hour" and that they hired "the individual we felt was most qualified to be our next head coach."
Denver interviewed Flores in 2019 before Miami hired him. Flores claims Broncos president & CEOJoe Ellis and general manager John Elway "looked completely disheveled and it was Payton Turner Jerseys obvious that they had been drinking heavily the night before the meeting.He also said the interview was a "sham," that the Broncos talked to him to fulfill the league's Rooney Rule, which is supposed to encourage minority hiring in coaching.
The Broncos called Flores' claims against Ellis and Elway "blatantly false." Flores is standing by his claims.