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Black NFL coordinators are ready for head coaching jobs. Do owners care?
From San Francisco’s DeMeco Ryans to Tampa Bay’s Byron Leftwich, there are a number of qualified Black assistant coaches around the league
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Hiring mandate signals a shift in NFL’s efforts to boost diversity in coaching ranks
In approving the first leaguewide hiring mandate in coaching, NFL owners may have taken a significant step toward solving their hiring problem
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Can Black coordinators parlay NFL playoff success into head-coaching jobs?
Several are receiving consideration for head-coaching openings. When the season is over, will any end up with top coaching jobs?
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Todd Bowles and Byron Leftwich: Super Bowl victory a big win for Black coaches
Tampa Bay’s Black coordinators played major roles in defeating the vaunted Chiefs on the game’s biggest stage. NFL owners, are you paying attention?
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Byron Leftwich joins Eric Bieniemy as OCs who won the Super Bowl. Now what?
Despite both Black assistant coaches leading prolific offenses this past season, neither will be taking on new jobs in the coming weeks. And that’s unusual.
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Bucs’ Byron Leftwich is a coach on the rise: ‘I feel like this is what I was meant to do’
The former quarterback is finding success as Tampa Bay’s offensive coordinator and hoping to help Jameis Winston reach his potential