![]() ![]() ![]() The veteran broadcaster isn't the first to question why Garrett has managed to retain his job in Dallas for as long as he has. ![]() "The policy updates made today will bolster the current Rooney Rule requirements and are intended to create additional opportunities for diverse candidates to be identified, interviewed, and ultimately hired when a vacancy becomes available," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement on December 12. Following the changes, franchises now have to recommend candidates from diverse backgrounds and maintain complete records of the candidates. In December, the NFL modified the Rooney Rule, which was introduced in 2003 and required every team to interview one of more diverse candidates. "The Cowboys coach Jason Garrett is in his ninth year-apparently because he wins so much." They are replacing Steve Wilks, fired in Arizona after just one year, and Vance joseph in Denver after just two. "There have been six new coaches hired so far, all white and two coaches of color. "Kingsbury fits all the criteria to be a head coach in the NFL: He's an offensive genius, he's young-and he's white, and not necessarily in that order," he said on Wednesday. goes Unplugged: "Kingsbury fits all the criteria to be a head coach in the NFL: He's an offensive genius, he's young - and he's white, and not necessarily in that order." /J4ixZIURM9- WFAA January 10, 2019 Hansen insisted Kingsbury's appointment typified the issue of white privilege among head coaches in the league. Wilks was replaced by Kliff Kingsbury, who was fired by Texas Tech after going 35-40 during his six seasons in Lubbock. Vance Joseph and Steven Wilks were fired by the Denver Broncos and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, respectively, while Todd Bowles and Marvin Lewis were let go by the New York Jets and the Cincinnati Bengals.Īdditionally, Hue Jackson was fired halfway through the season by the Cleveland Browns, meaning Pittsburgh Steelers' head coach Mike Tomlin and his Los Angeles Chargers' counterpart, Anthony Lynn, are the only two black head coaches left in the NFL. Of the six coaches who were relieved of their duties, four were black. Read more: NFL coach tracker: Which franchises have hired new head coaches?Įight teams will have a new head coach next season, with six franchises firing their head coach on "Black Monday", as the day after the final weekend of the regular season is colloquially known. Speaking on ABC-affiliate WFAA, Dale Hansen argued the latest series of head coaches appointments in the league suggested black coaches remained likely to be overlooked. A broadcaster has suggested the lack of black coaches in the NFL is due to white privilege. ![]()
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