The NFL commissioner called league's lack of diversity 'unacceptable' and vowed for change. Brian Flores' attorneys aren't convinced

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN

Updated 2251 GMT (0651 HKT) February 5, 2022

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(CNN)NFL CommissionerRoger Goodell said the league will review its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, calling the lack of Black head coaches «unacceptable,» in a leaguewide memo sent to club executives and presidents on Saturday.

The commissioner's memo comes amid ongoing criticism over the league's lack of diversity in leadership positions and after a bombshell lawsuit filed Tuesday by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores alleging racial discrimination. The NFL made a rule to boost diversity in upper ranks. It's not what 'my father intended it to be'«We have made significant efforts to promote diversity and adopted numerous policies and programs which have produced positive change in many areas,» Goodell said in the memo obtained by CNN. «However we must acknowledge that particularly with respect to head coaches the results have been unacceptable.»Flores' attorneys on Saturday called Goodell's memo a public relations ploy, adding he has not reached out to them to initiate discussions to promote «real change.»ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCHNBA icon slams lack of diversity among NFL coaches 03:44In a league in which roughly 70% of the players are Black, only one out of28 head coaches employed by the NFL is Black; the Pittsburgh Steelers'Mike Tomlin. Four teams presently are without a head coach. There are two other non-Black minority coaches in the league, Washington Commanders' Ron Rivera, who is of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent and New York Jets' Robert Saleh, who is of Lebanese descent. Read MoreIn his memo, Goodell vowed the league will