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Brian Flores details how he ended up being a defensive assistant for the Steelers

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The Pittsburgh Steelers brought Brian Flores on staff this past weekend, and here is how it happened.

Over the past weekend the Pittsburgh Steelers made waves when they announced the hiring of Brian Flores as Senior Defensive Assistant/Linebackers coach. Once the dust settled on the news many fans were wondering how a highly credentialed coach like Flores would settle for the job with the Steelers? On top of that, how exactly did this go down?

Appearing on HBO’s REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL, Flores, and his lawyers, spoke about the state of his lawsuit against the National Football League, his current relationship with Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots, his thoughts on being let go from the Miami Dolphins and how he ended up both receiving and taking the job offer from the Steelers.