Before being hired by the Dolphins, Flores said he sat down for what he called a “mock” interview with Denver Broncos executives. At tha...
Before being hired by the Dolphins, Flores said he sat down for what he called a “mock” interview with Denver Broncos executives. At that meeting, Flores said John Elway, then the team’s general manager, and Joe Ellis, the team’s president, and others showed up an hour late.
“It is clear from the substance of the interview that Mr. Flores was only interviewed because of the Rooney Rule and that the Broncos never intended to consider him a legitimate candidate for the position. “, says the lawsuit.
Shortly after, the Broncos hired Vic Fangio, who is white, as their new head coach.
He was fired Jan. 9 after three seasons in Denver.
The Broncos said in a statement that Flores’ claims were “demonstrably untrue” and described their hiring process as “thorough and fair.” They added that the team planned to “defend vigorously” against his lawsuit, citing detailed notes and recordings of his interview.
In the filing, Flores also singled out Ross, the Dolphins owner who hired him in 2019, saying Ross pressured him to ‘reservoir’ the season, or lose all of his games so the team would be better off. position to get the first choice. in the upcoming project.
Flores claimed Ross said he would pay him $100,000 for every game the team lost in 2019, his first year with the Dolphins. Flores refused and when the Dolphins started winning games, Flores said the team’s general manager, Chris Grier, told him that Ross was “mad” that the team’s wins were hurting the position of the team in the repechage.
The Dolphins finished the season 5-11 and had the fifth draft pick, which they used to take quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. The Dolphins had two winning seasons after drafting Tagovailoa.
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