And it all came to light thanks to some mistaken texts sent by Bill Belichick, because of course. The Patriots coach sent a congratulatory text to Flores thinking Flores had gotten the Giants job.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) ...

Texts from Bill Belichick to Brian Flores, congratulating Brian for landing the #Giants job. Belichick thought he was texting Brian Daboll. He was texting Flores by mistake.

Behind-the-scenes messages reveal how Bill Belichick and the University of North Carolina scrambled after a TV interview took ...

The lawsuit showed text messages of Belichick sending congratulations to Flores for landing the Giants job on Jan. 24. That text was sent two days prior to Flores actually interviewing for the job.

The texts, according to Flores, were sent before Flores' interview, which took place Thursday. Apparently, Belichick mistakenly texted the wrong Brian – both Daboll and Flores have spent time on ...

Text messages from New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick (right) are part of the racial discrimination lawsuit filed by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores.

In the texts, it appears that Belichick either believed that he was speaking to Daboll, congratulating him on the Giants job, or thought that it was Flores that was being hired.

Former Dolphins coach Brian Flores cited texts from Patriots coach Bill Belichick in a class action complaint filed against the NFL on Tuesday.. Flores, who was on the Patriots’ staff from 2004 ...

HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 05: Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots celebrates with Julian Edelman #11 after the Patriots defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 during Super Bowl 51 at NRG ...

Bill Belichick's publicist reportedly "assure[d]" the UNC head coach his interview with CBS would be about his new book. TMZ Sports reported that David Kass, Simon & Schuster's senior director of ...

University of North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick, ... Belichick sent a text message to Keith. “I’m still working thru the situation with the publisher/Inkwell,” he wrote.