Pittsburgh Steelers appoint Brian Flores, who is suing the NFL for racial discrimination, as assistant coach

“I am excited to have Brian Flores join our coaching staff given his history of developing and teaching defensive players during his time in the NFL,” Tomlin said. “Brian’s resume speaks for itself, and I look forward to adding his experience to help our team.”

“We congratulate Coach Flores on his new position with the Steelers and thank Coach Tomlin and the organization for giving him this great opportunity,” Flores’ attorneys Douglas Wigdor and John Elvitrakis said in a statement. While Coach Flores is now focused on his new job in his position, he will continue his work in the Apartheid category so that a possible action can be taken. Real change in the NFL.”

CNN’s Homero de la Fuente and David Lauterbach contributed to this report.