In his dismissal by the Miami Dolphins last month, coach Brian Flores declined to sign a non-disparagement agreement presented by team owner Stephen Ross, Flores told Bryant Gumbel.
In an episode that airs tonight, Flores said that signing the separation agreement would have silenced him.
John Elefterakis, one of Flores' attorneys, said that Flores left millions of dollars on the table, but that he was given the freedom to talk about his treatment in Miami.
Attorney Doug Wigdor told Gumbel that Coach Flores wasn't going to sign it because he wanted it more than the money. He filed this lawsuit so that he could help other coaches in the future.
If a coach is terminated with a couple years or a year left on their contract, they don't get paid unless they sign a waiver, an NDA, confidentiality, and non-disparagement. They buy their silence.
With the ability to speak freely about his time with the Dolphins, Flores, who was recently hired as a defensive assistant by the Pittsburgh Steelers, filed a lawsuit against the NFL and three teams (the Dolphins, Giants and Broncos), alleging racial discrimination in hiring practices and his dismissal by Miami.
Flores said he was offered $100,000 per loss by Ross, something he and his attorneys told Gumbel they have evidence of and would be willing to share with the NFL in its investigation of Ross.
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