Ashburn, va. – Washington Commanders’ broad receiver Terry McLorin stopped for a moment while talking to a reporter after an exercise this season.
“Now that you mention it,” McLorin said, “I have never done a black head coach in high school, college or NFL. Coordinator and status coach only.”
McLorin, like the majority of NFL players, is black, and, like some of its colleagues, accepts concerns about the lack of black head coaches. The Associated Press surveyed more than 65 black players of 25 teams about the subject, and more than a third – about 36% – were discouraged or disappointed by the number of black coaches.
“Until you see more coaches,” the dolphin linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. said, “We are all going to see it in the same way: not enough black coaches.”
For Sunday’s Super Bowl between the heads of the Canasus City and Philadelphia Eagles, both are both black starting quarterbacks. Neither is a coach.
Panthers Safety Nick Scott sees a parallel to how long it took for clubs to release prejudices about Black QB.
They were labeled as “not as ‘cerebrals’. It was the story. But I don’t know how you go about changing it (for coaches),” Skott said. “I said for it.” I will hate some positive action cheese, where people are pushing in the job or not. So it is a difficult balance, right? .
At a time when President Donald Trump has gone to abolish the diversity, equity and inclusion programs of the federal government, and many major companies have extended DEI initiative, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodll said on Monday that the league “diversity Will continue the efforts of “.
Many AP players noted the gap between the ratio of black athletes in NFL in the interview – 53.5%in 2023, Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (Tides) – and 22%to start this season, and 22%to start this season. 22%. Depending on the pick of New Orleans saints for the previous opening, it can fall to the next season (six out of 32).
“You can’t just ignore that discrepancy,” McLorin said. “Obviously, you want the best candidate for a job, whether it is a person who is black, white, Asian or whatever.” However, when you have a large representation of African-American players who are in your league, you would like to see also representing in coaching. ,
How many NFL teams never had a full -time head coach which is black?
To hire interim, McLorin’s commander is one of the 11 clubs who have never appointed a full -time head coach, who are black, bill, cowboy, veteran, jaguar, panthers, Ram, revenue, saint, sehox And join Titans. It is one third of NFL.
“No! Are you saying that most of the southern teams have never done? It is crazy! How many people have never dragged the black quarterback? Have you done this?” Saints said defensive end Cameron Jordan. “There are clear franchises that will not appoint a black coach.”
Through 2024, more than 2000 to 25 sessions, an AP count show, 173 out of 31 are new NFL coaches – 18% – black.
CJ Goodwin, player of Cowboys Special Teams, said, “You will be blind.” “Black coaches can do it, work. … you do not want to give glass roof. ,
The protective end of the attackers Malcolm Koonas spoke to 58% of the surveyed players who responded to the question (6% were sure of how they felt) by answering: “This, eg, the eyebrow grows when the eyebrow grows You really hear the number, but it is not discouraged. ”
Two of the three new full -time NFL coaches who are black
This season began with seven black head coaches: Dolphin’s holdover Mike McDaniel, Todd Bowls of Buckets, Democo Ryan of Texas and Mike Tomalin of Stellers, and new people of the Reders Antonio Peiers (who had already started before) , Jerod Mayo of Patriots and Rahm Morris of Falcons.
Pierce and Mayo were fired in January. One of the six Higher Is this offsen is black, Aaron Glen of Jets.
“It still likes, ‘Oh, wow, it’s a black coach!” Jets defensive lineman Solomon Thomas said. “In a league which is mainly black, I definitely believe that there should be even more.”
Tids director Brandon Brown said that it is understandable that the players feel so.
“We always need to continue the progress above. Anytime you see the progress below, it’s a little discouraged, ”Brown said. “There is no dearth to talk to people in NFL, trying to be diverse in their fares. Eventually it seems that there is one thing. ,
How many black coaches are there in NBA, MLB and NHL?
In NBA, where about 70% of the players are black, 11 out of 11 teams – 37% – is a black coach. In Major League baseball, three out of 30 teams are one black manager. In the 30-Team NHL, there is a black coach, Dirk Graham, who was fired by BlackHox during its sole season.
About 40% of the NFL players participating in the AP survey want to become head coaches in the league; Others are more likely to help or try to work in college, high school or youth football.
More than 90% was encouraged by the number of black head coaches, which were previous offsen on new full -time positions. Since 2000, those three are the highest rent.
What is NFL’s Roney Rules?
The NFL was made in the Runi Rules 2003-the name of the owner of the Steelers, Dan Runi, who died in 2017-to increase the diversity among the clubs, the clubs interviewed the minority candidates.
Washington’s McLorin said, “Roney Rules are a great rule,” but … from what I have heard, some teams are used to check a box, which is unfortunate, instead of using the rule instead of using the rule This was intended from ,
This is one of the elements in the 2022 trial filed by the head coach of former Dolphin – now Vikings Defense Coordinator – Brian Flores, who accused NFL and three teams of practices to hire racist work.
“I knew what Mr. Roney was trying to achieve with him,” said Steellers Defense Cam Heword. “And so to see people working around it and say, ‘Okay, this man was already getting work; We are just (talking to a black candidate) to make many people happy – I don’t think it’s right. ,
For example, recent discoveries by Patriots and Jaguar have believed by something that only raised eyebrows with interviews with the aim of meeting the Rooney requirements.
“We follow with the candidates,” said Goodll. “We speak of honesty and the entirety of an interview to ensure that we are doing this in proper fashion.”
Why are NFL very low black head coaches?
For the underlying reasons, some, such as Revenne Safety Kail Hamilton pointed to networking – and nepotism.
“For black people in this league, this is a difficult fight. … There has been a pile of white head coaches during the history of NFL. There are sons of coaches who come under coaching, ”Hamilton said. Look at the “big ‘Shahanhan tree.” There is no disrespect for them, but they do not have a step in business;
Others got connections with big issues.
“This is just American society,” said Cowboys Goodwin. “This is a social question, because it is a question about NFL.”