Hue Jackson accuses Cleveland Browns of paying him to tank during 2016, '17 seasons

Former Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson and the head of his foundation accused the Browns of paying Jackson to lose games during the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

The allegation came on the heels of Brian Flores suing the NFL and three teams — the Dolphins, Broncos and Giants — alleging discrimination regarding his interview processes with Denver and New York and his firing last month by Miami. In the lawsuit, Flores also alleged that Dolphins owner Stephen Ross attempted to incentivize him to tank, aka purposely lose games, shortly after he was hired in 2019, with Ross allegedly offering Flores $100,000 for every loss that season.

Kimberly Diemert, who is the executive director of the Hue Jackson Foundation, which works to prevent human trafficking, claimed the Browns made a similar offer to Jackson when he was the head coach in Cleveland, tweeting that «we have records that will help» Flores' case.

Congratulations <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/brianflores?src=hash&ref_src=» https: www.espn.com>#brianflores

for your bravery. We have records that will help your case. DM me. <a href=«https://twitter.com/NFL?ref_src=» https: www.espn.com>@NFL and <a href=«https://twitter.com/nflcommish?ref_src=» https: www.espn.com>@nflcommish knew about this and covered it up. They did this <a href=«https://twitter.com/Browns?ref_src=» https: www.espn.com>@Browns. Paid Brown, DePodesta and Berry bonus $ along with <a href=«https://twitter.com/huejack10?ref_src=» https: www.espn.com>@huejack10 to TANK for 2016 and 2017.<a href=«https://twitter.com/espn?ref_src=» https: www.espn.com>@espn https://t.co/YOnqArWlnL

Diemert said in a phone interview with ESPN that their proof is «well documented» and previously had been «presented to the