<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Everything you need to know about Brian Flores' lawsuit against NFL"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">MOBILE, Ala. — Two prominent <a target="_blank" href="https://www.freep.com/sports/lions/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Detroit Lions</a> assistants said they have not experienced the discrimination former Miami Dolphins head coach <a target="_blank" href="/story/sports/nfl/2022/02/01/brian-flores-sues-nfl-lawsuit-giants-dolphins-brian-daboll/9304144002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Brian Flores alleged in an explosive lawsuit</a> against the NFL and three of its teams Tuesday<a target="_blank" href="/story/sports/nfl/lions/2022/02/01/brian-flores-nfl-lawsuit-giants-dolphins-brian-daboll-lions-jim-caldwell/9306458002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">.</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Flores alleged in a proposed class-action suit filed in Manhattan federal court that the league exhibits widespread racism in its hiring policies and that he was the victim of such behavior by the Dolphins, Denver Broncos and New York Giants.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Flores was fired after three seasons as Dolphins coach in January and was passed over jobs in Denver in 2019 and New York this winter.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">In his suit, <a target="_blank" href="/story/sports/nfl/2022/02/01/brian-flores-bill-belichick-giants-nfl-lawsuit-rooney-rule/9305477002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">he called his interview with the Giants a "sham"</a> designed to satisfy the NFL's Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview minority candidates for top jobs.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, who has interviewed with the New York Jets and Broncos the past two seasons — and who is scheduled to interview with the New Orleans Saints on Wednesday — and assistant head coach Duce Staley, who interviewed last season with the Eagles, were told of Flores' lawsuit after coaching the American team in the <a target="_blank" href="https://draftwire.usatoday.com/lists/2022-senior-bowl-nfl-draft-top-prospects-sleepers/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Senior Bowl</a> on Tuesday.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Both said they were just hearing of the suit and did not want to comment on its specifics, but said their interview experiences have been sincere.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">OPINION:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/sports/columnist/mike-freeman/2022/02/01/brian-flores-lawsuit-put-nfls-systemic-racism-coaches-display/9304188002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Brian Flores' lawsuit put NFL's systemic racism against coaches on full display</a></p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:440px" data-g-r="lazy" src="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2022/01/27/PNJM/8962b8f9-634b-4364-9df7-aba9eae16d1a-brian_flores_a.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" srcset="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2022/01/27/PNJM/8962b8f9-634b-4364-9df7-aba9eae16d1a-brian_flores_a.jpg?width=1320&height=880&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="Brian Flores walks onto the field during Dolphins practice on Aug. 4, 2021."/></figure><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"I just know when I had a chance to interview it was awesome," Staley said. "Awesome experience for me, just...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2022/02/01/brian-flores-duce-staley-aaron-glenn-no-fake-interviews/9308260002/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
