Brian Flores isn't an angry black man seeking revenge, he's a man fighting for equality

Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores faces a difficult path forward and has admitted himself that he risks ending his career following his decision to launch a class-action lawsuit against the National Football League.

On Tuesday night, the first day of Black History Month in the United States, Flores accused the NFL of 'systemic racism' and said 'the NFL is racially segregated and is managed much like a plantation'.

In his lawsuit, Flores uses his own personal experiences of attending job interviews with both the New York Giants in 2022 and the Denver Broncos in 2019 as examples of racist hiring policies.

Both franchises deny the allegations, while the NFL said: "The NFL and our clubs are deeply committed to ensuring equitable employment practices and continue to make progress in providing equitable opportunities throughout our organisations."

Flores also uses his firing as the Dolphins head coach in 2022 as part of his lawsuit, and how he was 'subsequently defamed throughout the media and the League as he was labelled by the Dolphins brass as someone who was difficult to work with.'

Already some fans of the Dolphins, and wider supporters of the NFL, are accusing Flores of being a disgruntled former employee. A bitter black man who is trying to drag the team down who fired him. A team that The Ringer argued Flores helped 'overachieve'.

Flores should have walked away from the Dolphins earlier, but to get to the reason why this isn't the case, you have to understand how deep and rife institutional racism is.

You have to understand that if you are already aware that by going public with certain information, you are saying goodbye to not just your present but your future.

It's bigger than Flores.

It's bigger than