Jerry Jones gives take on the Brian Flores lawsuit against the NFL

Following the news that former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores will sue the NFL and three teams for racist actions during the hiring process and his tenure as a head coach, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones chimed in with his thoughts on the issue.

The lawsuit, which includes accusations that the New York Giants conducted quota-filling interviews with no intention of hiring him and claims Dolphins owner Stephen Ross incentivized both cheating and losing at different points, was filed earlier this week.

“I think the fact that it’s an issue shows not only the league’s willingness to address and do better,” Jones said, via USA Today. “I think the fact that it’s being discussed as to how the Rooney Rule or what drives the Rooney Rule could be better. In the case of coach Flores’ complaint, he’s saying it could be better and the processes create positive result for the league.”

Jerry Jones on NFL progress

While Jerry Jones acknowledges that the league remains imperfect in its handling of certain situations, whether related to Brian Flores’ lawsuit or not, he believes that the NFL continues to address issues as they come up.

“We’re a league of many boxes, of all kinds, in many, many areas,” Jones said. “I never dreamed we could check as many boxes as we can check. But the more we become substantive – and we’re a lot more substantive as a league and as a sport than we ever were when I got involved 30-something years ago – and we’re more pertinent and more germane than we were 10 years ago. The more that happens, the more boxes we’re going to have come up that we need to check.

“As long as this league is continuing to be the influence that we are, by the interest in the game, by continuing to try to improve over time, the list of boxes we’ll need to address will get bigger. And we’ll have to spend more time checking more boxes. But I welcome that. How would you like for nobody to be interested and nobody to even look at it or have boxes to check?”

As Jerry Jones calls for more checked boxes, Brian Flores and his lawyer joined ESPN’s Get Up! to call for meaningful change within the NFL and other professional leagues as it pertains to the treatment of minority candidates and also coaches.

“We’re going to do a good job on some (issues) and have work to do on others,” Jones said. “It will never stop. It will really never stop.”