Why the NFL doesn't hire Black coaches
Seventy percent of the NFL's players are Black, yet the league has only 2 Black head coaches. A lawsuits asks why.
Headlines From The Times · LZ Granderson, Gustavo Arellano, Denise Guerra, Shannon Lin, Kasia Broussalian, Melissa Kaplan, Ashlea Brown, Angel Carreras, Mario Diaz, Kinsee Morlan, Jazmín Aguilera, Shani O. Hilton
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Show Notes
In a league where Black players make up 70% of active rosters, the NFL currently has only two Black head coaches. League officials and even fans have offered all sorts of excuses about this discrepancy for decades. But now there’s an explosive federal lawsuit about the matter. It was filed this month by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores. In it, he puts this persistent and longstanding problem on stage.
Today, we dive into why the NFL just can’t seem to hire Black head coaches.
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