how insurance companies are raking in record breaking billions by their critics say, gouging their customers. welcome to the lead. we start today in the sports lead. that explosive lawsuit alleging racism and bribery in the nfl. the former miami dolphins coach brian flores is suing the nfl and teams for racial discrimination in the hiring process of coaches and executives and alleging sham job interviews. the 58-page lawsuit said he sat for an interview with the new york giants even though a white coach had already been selected by the giants, and flores accused the dolphins owner steven ross of offering him $100,000 for every game he intentionally lost. also, the team could get the number one draft pick after the 2019 season. but today as jason reports, the nfl said these claims are without merit. the sports world reeling from allegations of systemic racism in the nfl by former miami dolphins coach brian flores. obviously, brian will become the rosa parks of the nfl.
Time. and when you get to the roots of it, there are 70% of the players in this league that are black and only one head coach as you noted earlier. that doesn t seem like an equitable process. there are a couple more guys in the senior positions, the senior ranks on nfl teams. but that needs to be upped substantially before the nfl could really consider itself true to equitable process of hiring minority and black coaches in the nfl. always good to have you on. thank you so much. to see you. coming up next, a covid vaccine possibly available soon for children under 5. are parents willing to give the okay? plus, a dangerous mix of snow, ice, and plummeting temperatures. the ripple nationwide as a powerful winter storm sweeps much of the u.s. stay with us.
But today as jason reports, the nfl said these claims are without merit. the sports world reeling from allegations of systemic racism in the nfl by former miami dolphins coach brian flores. obviously, brian will become the rosa parks of the nfl. in a 58-page lawsuit, flores and his attorney stay nfl has a plantation culture, ago ewing the league lives in a time of the past and is rife with racism, particularly when it come to the hiring and retention of black homes, coordinators and general managers. the nfl denied the charges saying it was deeply committed to ensuring equitable employme packages and providing equitable opportunity throughout our organizations. he is suing because he had the
Players but the coaches also in the nfl, trying to climb the ranks to have coach in the league. i don t mean to speak ill of nfl owners. but i don t think relying on the consciences or the ability to look in the mirror of people like dan schneider will get anyone very far. and that s why the rooney rule that you refer to was created. it s an nfl policy named after the steelers owner dan rooney. it requires teams on interview minority candidates. but if the teams aren t seriously considering these candidates, i mean, is it time to get rid of the rooney rule? it doesn t seem to be very effective. yeah. i think the team owners and the teams have been kind of checking off a box and saying, okay, we ve done this whole diversity thing. now we ll hire the guy that we planned all along.
And it seems that s what happened according to the lawsuit by brian flores against the new york giants. yeah. what he would like to see addressed, it includes increasing the influence of black individuals in hiring, the objectivity, increasing the number of black coordinators, transparency of pay. do you think any of these might be taken into consideration by the nfl? they have to. this is 2022. we continue to see the last couple years where the players had to really, really push the nfl to a point where the nfl came out and made a statement and said they stand behind the players with the bombardment of the former displaced president about standing up for equitable rights in this country. so like up, it will be hard to rely on these owners who are essentially, you know, all older white gentlemen that have been in this league for a very long