The New York Giants are in the spotlight this offseason. The reason: Brian Flores is accusing the franchise of racism in filling the head coach position and even filed a lawsuit in connection with it. John Mara, one of the owners of the Giants, has now clearly denied the accusations.

New York/Munich – It was one of the stories of the offseason so far.

Brian Flores, the former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, had accused the New York Giants, among others, of racism after an interview and filed a corresponding lawsuit against the Giants and two other teams.

The “G-Men” and especially co-owner John Mara now firmly deny the accusations.

John Mara: Brian Flores was part of a fair process

“We’re not going to settle the lawsuit out of court,” the 67-year-old stressed at the NFL owners’ annual meeting.

“The allegations are simply false. We have no concerns in our selection process. It was a fair process first and foremost, the final decision was made based on a lot of different factors, none of which had anything to do with racism in the slightest. “

Bill Belichick triggered avalanche

Shortly after the 2021 season ended, the Giants had invited several coaches to interview, including Flores, who is African-American.

The latter learned before his actual interview that the traditional franchise from New York had already found its new head coach in Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll.

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick had wanted to congratulate Daboll on his hiring, but mistakenly sent the news to Flores, who published it and launched a legal roundhouse against the NFL’s hiring process.

Texts from Bill Belichick to Brian Flores, congratulating Brian for landing the Giants job.

Belichick thought he was texting Brian Daboll. He was texting Flores by mistake. pic.twitter.com/Y686XcjYC3

– Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) February 1, 2022

New York Giants: No contact with Bill Belichick

“I’m convinced that the truth will come out eventually,” clarified Mara, who insists that Bill Belichick was not informed of the proceedings by anyone in the Giants camp.

He also rejected the accusation that Belichick had an indirect say in the Big Apple’s coaching selection.

The released text messages initially left New York and Mara scrambling for explanations, but the 67-year-old has since played down the impact of the selection process: “Of course it’s never pleasant. Unfortunately, that’s the price you have to pay in this business nowadays. “

New York Giants: Matter over for Mara

Mara and the club now want to put the matter to rest as soon as possible.

“It’s just plain wrong,” he reiterated his views, stressing again that it was a fair and normal process.

He did concede a certain advantage to his new Head Coach Brian Daboll: “Joe’s (Schoen, new General Manager of the Giants; editor’s note) previous relationship with Brian definitely played a role. But at the end of the day, we were convinced that Brian Daboll was the right candidate for us. “

Brian Flores: New home despite allegations

Despite the serious allegations, Brian Flores also found a new team shortly afterwards.

With the Pittsburgh Steelers, the 41-year-old serves as Senior Defensive Assistant and Linebackers Coach.

As “ProFootballTalk” reports, two more coaches are joining the ex-Dolphins head coach’s lawsuit. Their names are unknown at this time.