floers lawyer said flores was happy to see smith hired but added, quote, the only reason not selected was his decision to stand up against racial inequality across the nfl, unquote. brian flores hoping to land another head coaching job, jim and bianna, now all vacancies have been filled. and all of this happening, coy, with the super bowl just five days away. reporter: yeah, super bowl week long party started. bengals, rams, media on zoom calls for the traditional opening night. and then later in the day, jim and bianna, pep rallies with the fans but rams did it at a high school outside of l.a. and bengals hosted 30,000 fans at paul brown stadium in cincinnati. star quarterback joe burrow has done it all this year, hasn t he, on this super bowl run. joe burr his nickname, joe cool, even the nickname joey franchise and asked which one he likes
mississippi, the number s only around 11% and i can tell you that here in florida, just over 20% of kids ages 5 to 12 have received at least one dose of the covid vaccine, so at this point, lindsey, all eyes will be watching this to see how parents respond when it comes to children in that very young age group ages 6 months to 5 years. stephanie stanton, thank you so much. switching gears here in just over a week from the super bowl, and on the first day of black history month, a black nfl coach slapped the league and three of its teams with a lawsuit accusing them of racial discrimination in their hiring process. former miami dolphins head coach brian flores claims he was brought in by the new york giants for a sham interview so they can say they met the league s rooney rule which requires teams interview two external minority candidates. flores talked about his decision to file this lawsuit, while he s still a candidate for at least one nfl head coaching job.
that we think is all important. it s an inclusive process and hopefully an inclusive outcome. quite literally in the middle of asking you that question, morgan, when our producers said that goodell just answered it. what do you make of that? well, i mean, time will tell. this is a rulet that has been in place for some years and offer minority candidates a better shot at getting that head coaching job or other assistant coaching position in the nfl. but if you look at the sheer numbers right now as far as black head coaches in the league. that speaks for itself. we do know that brian flores interviewed for the houston texans head coaching job that was recently given to lovie smith, a black head coach in the nfl who had decades of experience. flores saying that while he was considered as a potential front-runner for that job, he believes he was ultimately
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and wednesday. whit? we know you ll be tracking it for gma in the morning. rob, thank you. turning now to a major development in the nfl. brian flores, the former miami dolphins head coach, who is suing the league and several teams, alleging racial discrimination, has been hired by the pittsburgh steelers, joining their coaching staff. but that lawsuit continues. here s abc s janai norman. reporter: the recently fired coach suing the nfl for racial discrimination, landing a new job tonight working with the league s only current black head coach. mike tomlin announcing the pittsburgh steelers have hired brian flores as their senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach. flores recently telling nightline how much he loves coaching. it s the best job in the world to have an opportunity to help young men grow, reach their potential, become the best version of themselves. reporter: flores, a former head coach of the miami dolphins, was fired in january after back-to-back w