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DeMeco Ryans Sports

There are only 3 Black NFL head coaches. Does that matter to players?

At the draft combine, there’s no consensus on the importance of Black men leading teams

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Jonathan Kraft gets candid about NFL’s Black head coach hiring crisis

New England Patriots president points to number of reasons why Black coaches haven’t been a part of league’s progress in diversity

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Roger Goodell’s best efforts can’t overcome NFL owners’ disinterest in Black head coaches

At Super Bowl, NFL commissioner says league looking at how to increase opportunities and outcomes for minority coaches, execs

Vance Joseph on the sidelines Sports

Amid NFL head coach hiring cycle, Black coaches still fighting for seats at the table

The league’s rampant nepotism presents a constant challenge to coaches of color

Raheem Morris watches from the sidelines Sports

For NFL’s only Black GM-head coach duo, firings show quarterback matters most

Mishandling of the most important position in sports played major role in Atlanta Falcons’ decision to start over

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Los Angeles Rams assistant head coach Aubrey Pleasant is climbing the NFL coaching ladder

Rams coach Sean McVay sees how Pleasant, 38, ‘elevates the spaces that he’s in’

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At long last, equal opportunity for Black college football coaches?

Success of Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman and Penn State’s James Franklin signals a new era

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Coach Tremaine Jackson can make college football history at Valdosta State

No Black coach has won a national championship in Division I or Division II

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James Franklin can make history at Penn State

To become first Black coach to win national title, he needs to reverse big-game woes

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