“When Coach Flores filed this action, I knew I owed it to myself, and to all Black NFL coaches and aspiring coaches, to stand with him,” Steve Wilks said.
Horton said he was “devastated and humiliated” when he learned that his interview with the Titans was a sham.
Smith, who is Black, was announced as the Texans head coach in February. He served as the team's defensive coordinator in 2021. The Titans concluded their interview with Horton by midday Jan. 16, 2016, and announced Mularkey was hired hours later. Mularkey said on a podcast in 2020 that he still regretted taking part in the interview process after having been told he would be the Titans' head coach before they satisfied the Rooney Rule.
The lawsuit, as it did previously, seeks class-action status and unspecified damages from the league and individual teams. It alleges that the league has discriminated against Flores and other Black coaches for racial reasons, denying them positions as head coaches and other top coaching posts as well as a chance to be a general manager.
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