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Will the Brian Flores lawsuit force a racial reckoning for the NFL?
History of the league shows that nothing else will work
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Brian Flores’ lawsuit shines a brutal light on the NFL’s hiring practices
It’s not that the playing field isn’t level for Black assistant coaches, it’s that Black assistants aren’t even on the field
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Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs squander opportunity at Super Bowl history
Kansas City blows 18-point lead to Bengals, robbing star QB of historic appearance in title game: ‘I put that on myself’
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Assisting single-parent families is a personal passion for Bengals’ Jessie Bates
The fourth-year safety’s JB3 Single Mother’s Initiative is inspired by his mom raising kids on her own
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Patrick Mahomes has an opportunity to join another exclusive club
The Kansas City Chiefs star is already among the NFL’s most accomplished playoff passers; one more win will put him on another tier
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How Bengals’ Germaine Pratt uses R&B to find his groove on defense
Before Cincinnati faces Tennessee, Pratt will be prepping with a playlist of slow jams — a routine that dates to high school
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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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David Culley never had a chance with Texans, and the same can be said about NFL Black coaches
The firings of Culley and Miami’s Brian Flores leave just one Black head coach in a league trending backward in diversity and inclusion
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Bengals’ Tee Higgins draws strength from mom’s perseverance
The second-year wideout’s inspiration comes from a mother who overcame addiction and kept him on the field as a child