Brian Flores Chose 8 Straight Jay-Z Songs to Open Dolphins Practice After Kenny Stills' Comments
By Sean Facey
Brian Flores and one of his top players seem to be at odds over Jay-Z's recent partnership with the NFL...based on the head coach's song selection.
The Miami Dolphins boss put eight straight Jay-Z songs on the playlist to open up the team's practice the day after star wide receiver Kenny Stills called out the rapper for his parternship with the NFL. Stills was made aware of the playlist in advance, but this can't sit well with him, right?
Dolphins say Brian Flores picks songs for practice. Practice opened today with 8 straight Jay-Z songs, day after Stills questioned J-Z approach in new role with NFL. Flores hasn't explained reasoning, but team said Stills knew in advance
— Barry Jackson (@flasportsbuzz) August 20, 2019
That doesn't seem like the best way to foster a good relationship with the players, but hey, he's the coach.
Stills was not at all pleased when he learned about Jay-Z's new role as the NFL music entertainment strategist and his comments about the league having "moved past kneeling."
Jay-Z's words and actions "didn't sit right" with him, but they apparently seem to be just fine by Flores' standards. It's hard to imagine any reason why the Dolphins' head coach would stack the playlist with Jay-Z's songs especially given this timing.
After Kenny Stills ripped Jay-Z, Dolphins coach Brian Flores played eight Jay-Z songs at practice https://t.co/i1CEqlSh8G pic.twitter.com/WhLAfSeTMH
— SportsGridUK (@Sportsgriduk) August 20, 2019
It's understandable if they have different opinions on the situation, but if Flores intentionally, and childishly, stacked the playlist with those songs, then we can expect more drama coming from the Dolphins locker room in the coming days and weeks.