
Unsealed Korn Ferry Memo Exposes Racial Stereotypes in Brian Flores NFL Hiring Assessment
A confidential hiring assessment prepared by search firm Korn Ferry for the Las Vegas Raiders was unsealed by a court on Tuesday, revealing racially charged language regarding Brian Flores. Flores, currently the Minnesota Vikings’ defensive coordinator, argues the document proves systemic racial discrimination and unlawful retaliation related to his 2022 lawsuit against the NFL and six teams. The memo lists six strengths and seven weaknesses, including comments that Flores is 'polished' despite growing up in Brownsville, Brooklyn, and that his ongoing litigation is a 'distraction.' Flores’s legal team contends these remarks reflect stereotypes and punitive bias, while the NFL has not yet responded to the unsealing.



