The NFL said Tuesday that claims by former Dolphins coach Brian Flores that the league engages in discriminatory hiring practices were "without merit." On Saturday, the league appeared to walk back its statement.NFL commi sioner Roger Goodell said in a memo sent to teams Saturday that the league is bringing in outside experts to review its policies on diversity, equity, inclusion and gender, NFL Network's Tom Peli sero reported."Racism and any form of discrimination is contrary to the NFL's values," Goodell wrote Paul Thompson Kids Jersey in the memo. "We have made significant efforts to promote diversity and adopted numerous policies and programs which have produced positive change in many areas; however, we must acknowledge that particularly with respect to head coaches the results have been unacceptable."NFL Commi sioner Roger Goodell just sent this memo to clubs, saying the league is retaining outside experts to help reevaluate its DEI policies and matters regarding integrity of the game will be reviewed thoroughly and independently in light of allegations from Brian Flores. Tom Peli sero (@TomPeli sero) MORE:Goodell said in the memo that the league expects "full cooperation" with the investigation."We understand the concerns expre sed by Coach Flores and others this week," Goodell sad in the memo. Jon Merrill Women Jersey "While the legal proce s moves forward, we will not wait to rea se s and modify our strategies to ensure that they are consistent with our values and longstanding commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. In particular, we recognize the need to understand the lived experiences of diverse members of the NFL family NHL Vegas Golden Knights Jersey to ensure that everyone has acce s to opportunity and is treated with respect and dignity."Flores' attorneys, Doug Wigdor and John Elefterakis, responded to the memo, saying that while the statement might seem like a positive, they believe it is "more of a public relations ploy than real commitment to change.""For too many years, the NFL has hidden behind the cover of foundations that were supposed to protect the rights of Black players and coaches, as well as law firms and experts that purport to be unbiased and independent, but are paid for by the NFL. All the while, systemic racial bias has festered in the NFLs front offices. The NFL is now rolling out the same playbook yet again and that is precisely why this lawsuit was filed," the attorneys said in their statement, which was obtained by Sporting News.Wigdor and Jason Garrison Jersey Elefterakis also said that while they would like to speak with Goodell about change, no one from the NFL has reached out to Flores' side. They said they believe a court or government agency will need to order a monitor of the league.MORE: Flores filed a cla s-action lawsuit Tuesday against the NFL and its teams claiming that the league has engaged in discriminatory hiring practices and conducts sham interviews to try to follow the Rooney Rule. Flores was fired by the Dolphins after the 2021 season despite having led Miami to back-to-back winning records.He claimed Dolphins owner Stephen Ro s offered him incentives to tank during the 2019 season so Miami could get the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Flores claimed Ro s offered him $100,000 for each lo s but Deryk Engelland Women Jersey that he refused to go along. He said that the Dolphins fired him because of that.. The league denied the claims of discriminatory hiring proce ses, saying they were "without merit."RESPONSES TO FLORES' LAWSUIT: | | There have been nine head coaching vacancies this offseason. Six have been filled, all by white men. The Steelers' Mike Tomlin is the only active Black head coach in the league.