With Super Bowl LVI now in the rearview, the NFL has nothing to distract from the glaring allegations against Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross — levied by former head coach Brian Flores in a lawsuit that claims Ross offered as much as $100,000 for every loss the team landed in 2019. The alleged goal was to intentionally tank for a better draft spot, something that strikes at the very heart of the league’s integrity, and after initially issuing a statement stating Flores’ allegations were “without merit,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has since done an abrupt and definitive about-face.
The league has not only launched an investigation into Flores’ allegations of Rooney Rule violations by the New York Giants in their hiring process that ended with Brian Daboll being named head coach, but also into claims Ross was attempting to pay for losses. It’s a damning allegation that, if proven true, could result in…
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