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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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Patrick Mahomes’ quest to overtake Tom Brady as the GOAT has been put on hold
But even in losing his first Super Bowl, Mahomes appears on track to be next
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Super Bowl 2021 and COVID remind us a lot can happen within a year
These last 12 months have taken an emotional toll, so celebrating football is a welcome distraction
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The secret to Eric Bieniemy’s unstoppable offense
The Chiefs’ offensive coordinator leads Patrick Mahomes and his teammates with care, trust and a little tough love
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In the NFL’s coaching ranks, equality is still but a dream
The promised land is nowhere in sight as Black NFL assistants are still too often judged on the color of their skin
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Kansas City Chiefs’ Antonio Hamilton is thankful he didn’t give up on football
After transferring to South Carolina State, he excelled once given a chance
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Black QBs making history in real time
In 2020, Black quarterbacks proved that last season, which we dubbed the “Year of the Black Quarterback,” was no one-off
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For the NFL’s Black assistant coaches, this hiring cycle was over before it began
The league’s diversity problem among head coaches is only growing worse
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We’ll get more Black NFL head coaches when players hold owners accountable
NBA players showed what collective action can do