Brian Flores' lawyer says memo to Raiders before team's coaching search portrayed client as 'angry Black man'

The document that the NFL and search firm Korn Ferry hoped would remain sealed became public Tuesday after the magistrate judge overseeing the discovery process in Flores's class-action lawsuit previously rejected Korn Ferry's arguments to keep the document confidential.The Korn Ferry document, as first reported by Front Office Sports, presents two columns under the heading, "Brian Flores -- Strengths and Weaknesses"SUPREME COURT HANDS NFL A LOSS IN BRIAN FLORES DISCRIMINATION LAWSUITMinnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores looks on during the fourth quarter of a game against the Green Bay Packers at U.S.Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan.

4, 2026.(Matt Blewett/Imagn Images)Among the Flores weaknesses, per Korn Ferry:Flores attorney Michael Willemin told FOS some of these descriptions conjure the image of an "angry Black man." A view of the Brownsville Police Department (Google Maps)THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.

DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!Even one of the six positive points that Korn Ferry credits to Flores can be questionable in a discrimination suit because it paints Flores as someone who learned to speak and present himself positively because he got to meet rich White people despite being reared in a tough predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhood.The law firms representing Flores, Wigdor LLP and Elefterakis, Elefterakis & Panek, issued a statement on Tuesday about the Korn Ferry memo:"The recently unsealed documents demonstrate two unfortunate, but unsurprising, realities," the statement reads."First, that Mr.

Flores’ decision to hold the league and its teams accountable for systemic race discrimination has been met with unlawful retaliation."Second, discrimination continues to play a significant role in the hiring process for NFL Head Coaches, as evidenced by the fact that the candidate profile prepared for the Raiders leans heavily on racial stereotypes. We and Mr.Flores are committ...