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01-16-2023, 12:33 AM
As the N.F.L. season comes to a close, we’re looking at a class-action lawsuit that Brian Flores, a former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, has filed against the league.
At the heart of the case is the Rooney Rule, a policy the league implemented two decades ago that has since been adopted across corporate America.
We explore the lawsuit and the Rooney Rule, and we hear from Cyrus Mehri, a civil rights lawyer who helped create the policy.
Guest: Ken Belson (https://www.nytimes.com/by/ken-belson?smid=pc-thedaily), a reporter covering the N.F.L. for The New York Times.
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Background reading:
Brian Flores has sued the N.F.L. and its 32 teams alleging that they discriminated against him and other Black coaches (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/sports/football/brian-flores-giants-discrimination-lawsuit.html?smid=pc-thedaily) in their hiring practices.
After Mr. Flores’s lawsuit and a cycle in which only two nonwhite head coaches were hired, the Rooney Rule, the N.F.L.’s biggest diversity initiative, is facing new scrutiny (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/09/sports/rooney-rule-nfl-coaches.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
Those close to Mr. Flores say his lawsuit is in keeping with the sense of moral rectitude instilled in him by his mother (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/sports/football/brian-flores-discrimination-lawsuit-nfl-dolphins-giants.html?smid=pc-thedaily) as he grew up in a Brooklyn housing project.
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At the heart of the case is the Rooney Rule, a policy the league implemented two decades ago that has since been adopted across corporate America.
We explore the lawsuit and the Rooney Rule, and we hear from Cyrus Mehri, a civil rights lawyer who helped create the policy.
Guest: Ken Belson (https://www.nytimes.com/by/ken-belson?smid=pc-thedaily), a reporter covering the N.F.L. for The New York Times.
Have you lost a loved one during the pandemic? The Daily is working on a special episode memorializing those we have lost to the coronavirus. If you would like to share their name on the episode, please RECORD A VOICE MEMO and send it to us at thedaily@nytimes.com. You can find more information and specific instructions here (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/03/podcasts/daily-memorial-covid.html).
Background reading:
Brian Flores has sued the N.F.L. and its 32 teams alleging that they discriminated against him and other Black coaches (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/sports/football/brian-flores-giants-discrimination-lawsuit.html?smid=pc-thedaily) in their hiring practices.
After Mr. Flores’s lawsuit and a cycle in which only two nonwhite head coaches were hired, the Rooney Rule, the N.F.L.’s biggest diversity initiative, is facing new scrutiny (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/09/sports/rooney-rule-nfl-coaches.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
Those close to Mr. Flores say his lawsuit is in keeping with the sense of moral rectitude instilled in him by his mother (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/sports/football/brian-flores-discrimination-lawsuit-nfl-dolphins-giants.html?smid=pc-thedaily) as he grew up in a Brooklyn housing project.
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For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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