NFL: Dolphins wanted to buy the silence of Brian Flores

When he was fired by the Miami Dolphins last month, coach Brian Flores refused to sign a severance agreement offered by owner Stephen Ross, Flores told Bryant Gumble. real sport from HBO.

“Just signing that separation agreement would have really shut me up,” Flores said on an episode that aired Tuesday night.

John Elvitrakis, one of Flores’ attorneys, said his failure to sign the separation agreement left millions of dollars on the table. But not signing also gave him freedom to talk about his treatment in Miami.

It’s not about the money or else he would have signed the proposal, attorney Doug Wigdor said, adding that it’s a two-year, non-derogatory contract. If it was about money, he would have fallen for it. What he did instead was take this legal action so he could help other coaches, now…and in the future. »

Wijdor added: “If a coach is fired with a few years or one year remaining on his contract, he will not be paid unless he signs a waiver, to ensure confidentiality and not taken lightly. So they buy their silence.”

Dolphin responded to Flores’ comments on Tuesday evening, calling them “completely untrue.”

Flores’ attorneys disputed Dolphins’ claim and provided screenshots of the draft agreement and notice of termination of payment. And one of the provisions specifically separated the non-derogation clause. Because Flores did not sign the termination agreement and release from the team, he was notified of the termination of payment by Brandon Shore, Senior Vice President of Football and Business Administration. The memo stated that Flores would not be entitled to receive ongoing payments for all non-accumulated benefits and allowances because he had not signed the agreement.

With the ability to talk freely about his time with Dolphins, Flores, who was recently Hired as a defensive assistant by the Pittsburgh Steelerssued the NFL and three teams (Dolphins, Giants and Broncos), alleging racial discrimination in hiring practices and being fired by Miami.

Among other allegations, Flores said he was offered $100,000 by Ross for each loss in 2019 and that they have evidence and would be willing to share it with the NFL in their investigation into Ross.

In response to the # dolphins Describing Brian Flores’ assertion of the non-disclosure agreement as “categorically wrong,” below are screenshots of the draft agreement and payment termination notice.

yew #Brian Flowers This happened, he would have been gagged and unable to talk about his experience.#NFL pic.twitter.com/rlEgTXsd4I

– WigdorLaw (WigdorLaw) Feb 23 2022