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Black NFL players offer their survey responses and broader thoughts on a lack of Black head coaches
Reporters from The Associated Press who cover the NFL have spoken to more than 65 Black players from 25 teams this season to gather their thoughts on the state of Black head coaches in the league.
11 NFL teams have never had a Black head coach. Players find that disappointing
More than a third of Black NFL players who responded to questions from the AP about the state of Black head coaches around the league were discouraged or disappointed by the current numbers
Black NFL players share on number of Black coaches in survey
An Associated Press survey of more than 65 Black players from 25 NFL teams found that about 36% were discouraged or disappointed by the number of Black coaches in the league.
More than a third of Black NFL players surveyed by the AP are discouraged by a lack of Black coaches
More than a third of Black NFL players who responded to questions from the AP about the state of Black head coaches around the league were discouraged or disappointed by the current numbers.
Players think 1st-time NFL head coaches who are Black feel extra pressure to succeed
Baltimore Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton took note when two of the three Black first-year full-time head coaches in the NFL were fired: Jerod Mayo by the New England Patriots immediately
The NFL’s defense of DEI can start with the Eagles’ successful history of Black quarterbacks
Like generations of Philadelphians before me, I know that the hometown Eagles historically never paid much heed to the jokes, ...
NFL Players Coalition draws attention to Black families' loss of farmland
Black Americans have lost millions of acres of hard-earned agricultural land in the last century, according to the Players Coalition, a group of NFL players and other athletes who are pushing for laws ...
NFL has come a long way for an all-Black quarterback Super Bowl to feel routine
Two Black quarterbacks in the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes and the Eagles' Jalen Hurts isn’t a story line for Super Bowl LIX, and that’s a beautiful act of resistance and acceptance.
Why do football players wear eye black?
Athletes in many sports wear eye black to some degree, including Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts. Some players ...
Duke initiative tackles football's impact on Black men's brain health
As the nation gears up for Super Bowl LIX this Sunday in New Orleans, medical professionals and former NFL players are ...