The NFL has fully embraced gambling. This could be a significant problem if it is proven that Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross intentionally had his team lose games on purpose.
In the blockbuster lawsuit filed by former Dolphins coach Brian Flores, it alleges that Flores fell out of favor with the owner when he refused to go along with a plan to tank games, and refusing the $100,000 per game that Ross allegedly offered the coach to go along with the plan.
It would seem logical that lawyers are looking into a class-action lawsuit against the Dolphins and the NFL because anyone who had money wagered on Dolphins games in 2019 is wondering if their bets were tarnished.
On Tuesday, it was reported by HBO’s Real Sports that Flores refused to sign a separation agreement presented him by Ross. By doing that, Flores did not collect on millions of dollars that would have been owed him. Still, it does allow him the opportunity now to talk about what went down during his time in Miami, and he could make up the money with the lawsuit he’s filed against the NFL, Dolphins, and several other teams.
Here’s what Flores’ attorney Doug Wigdor told Gumbel on HBO.
“To Coach Flores’ credit, he wasn’t gonna sign that because he wanted — it wasn’t about the money. If it were about the money, he would have signed it. What he did instead was he filed this lawsuit so that he could help other coaches, now … and in the future.”
The Dolphins released a statement, calling the comments “categorically false.” Which prompted Wigdor to post screenshots of the contract on Twitter, with specific wording refuting the Dolphin’s claims.
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