Brian Flores says he regrets how he handled himself during the brawl between the Dolphins and Bengals on Sunday.
Following a dirty shot to Miami punt returner Jakeem Grant — The Miami Dolphins head coach was seen heading to the Bengals’ sideline to give them a piece of his mind. He had to be held back as a result.
Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd and Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard were both ejected from the game for throwing punches before that brawl.
Flores told reporters after the game that he regrets losing his cool.
“I have to do a better job. I have to, to not hurt the team,” Flores said, via Safid Deen of the Sun Sentinel. “My emotions got the best of me there. You see somebody you care about get hit like that twice, but I have to do a better job and keep my poise better. We have to do a better job of keeping poise as a team.
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“The people in this organization are very important to me. I’m going to try to protect players and coaches, but there’s a better way to do that. Our team played well, won the game. . . . Unfortunately we’re talking about my situation, and that’s what I don’t like.”
Flores did vow to always stand up for his players.
“I’m going to stick up for my players. They’re going to stick up for each other,” Flores said after the game, via Josh Tolentino of TheAthletic.com.
