If you've spent any time speaking to Black coaches or front-office personnel in the NFL, if you've spent any time paying attention to the league around hiring season, Brian Flores' racial discrimination lawsuit isn't a surprise.
That does not make the lawsuit he filed any less stunning.
Flores' decision to potentially lose his career as a coach, the thing he said in a statement had been gifted to him from God, at just 40 years old cannot be understated. There are moral stands, and then there is taking on a billion-dollar behemoth, one of the most powerful and profitable entities in this country, in the hopes that it will force change for those that come behind you.