The NFL confirmed that they hired former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to defend the league against ex-Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, who filed a race discrimination suit against them.
Lynch served as the attorney general during the Obama administration and is a Harvard Law graduate.
The former White House staffer, who is now a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, will work alongside Brad Karp, chair of the firm, to steer the legal proceedings, sources revealed to Bloomberg. NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy sent a statement to NPR confirming the news.
Flores' lawsuit against the Dolphins, Denver Broncos, New York Giants and the NFL accuses the league of racial discrimination by preventing Black coaches and executives from obtaining critical positions during the hiring process, the New York Post reports.
After the news circulated, Twitter flamed Lynch's decision to represent the NFL against Flores, who is Black and Hispanic.
The NFL is blatantly showing us who they really are. They can’t hire black head coaches, but can hire a black attorney to represent them in a discrimination case that was filed by a black man. Loretta Lynch may as well lick the shit off the bottom of these white men shoes. pic.twitter.com/zkZe11miAY
— Pull ur mask-up Shorty😷 (@nique_smoov) February 17, 2022
“Loretta Lynch, a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, is working with the law firm’s chairman Brad Karp on the litigation”
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Meanwhile Brian Flores legal team is a white firm with no Black lawyers, partners or paralegals. Just astonishing on every level https://t.co/YL6sddw132— 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 (@exavierpope) February 17, 2022
This is the same Loretta Lynch who was hired by BlackRock then worked for McDonald’s in a suit against black franchise owners.
So her working on behalf of the NFL isn't surprising. She's a really, really shitty person. https://t.co/gecwMqfRwo
— ⚡ (@nopomade) February 17, 2022
Real question, if Jay-Z is stained as a sellout for partnering with the NFL, what does that make Loretta Lynch for defending the NFL against Brian Flores case center on race discrimination? Because I FULLY get why the NFL did the hire, but the question is why’d she take the job? pic.twitter.com/osjfcxgBrq
— L E F T, PhD ⚫️ (@LeftSentThis) February 17, 2022
If you're confused as to why Loretta Lynch, a Black woman, probably took a HUGE bag from the NFL to defend them in the Brian Flores case, then I automatically know that you don't understand that she used to be the US Attorney General…known as the nation's "top cop."
Top. Cop.
— Carron J. Phillips (@carronJphillips) February 16, 2022
Loretta Lynch did what?? During Black History Month?? pic.twitter.com/sPSoFgjQI6
— Lemu. (@lmckr) February 16, 2022
This is as predictable as insulting. Most corporations have POC in human resource and one black attorney to shield systemic discriminatory practices. Disappointed Loretta Lynch is allowing @NFL to use her to defend their racist practices. Clearly #NFL game plan is optics. https://t.co/J37s9MKtVA
— Crystal Campbell (@Crystal00176011) February 17, 2022
Let me remind y'all, Loretta Lynch is Obama's AG & a Black female. Black people need to stop shouting along w/ White liberals, especially these Karens about the need for Black faces in high places because it's doing us more harm. IDPOL ain't it, policies and one's record matters! https://t.co/Tbivre5No0
— ✊🏾🇱🇷MisFitBlackGirl💁🏿♀️LIB_QN32☭ (@LibQn32) February 17, 2022
I don’t doubt that the NFL pulled up the Brinks truck to Loretta Lynch’s house, but Jesus. What happened to integrity? pic.twitter.com/J9D1hqXuQ0
— Ronse. (@Ronse325) February 17, 2022
As Blavity previously reported, Flores was fired by the Miami Dolphins and was offered money to intentionally lose games. The former coach also said he sat through performative interviews as a qualified candidate, despite teams having already made a hiring decision.
