Unsealed Raiders Evaluation Draws Flores Lawyers’ Criticism

A court-unsealed Korn Ferry evaluation prepared for the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2024 coaching search became public on October 13, 2026, as an exhibit to Brian Flores’s supplemental complaint. The one-page document assessed Flores’s strengths and weaknesses; his lawyers say its language reflects racial stereotypes and unlawful retaliation for his discrimination lawsuit against the NFL. Those allegations have not been established in the supplied reports as court findings. The evaluation listed six strengths and seven weaknesses. Among its positive descriptions, it called Flores polished and a good presenter despite growing up in Brownsville, Brooklyn, and said he had learned to build relationships with wealthy and upper-class people. His lawyers argue that linking his presentation skills to his background and access to affluent contacts invokes racial stereotypes. The document also criticized Flores’s behavior and people skills. It said he could “fool you with his polish,” described his personality as unpredictable and referred to allegations that he threatened violence toward a general manager and made irrational demands during an ownership meeting.