As the NFL celebrates its 100th anniversary, it needs to do more to acknowledge a very shameful part of its past: the 12-year ban of black players, writes nrarmour.
“It’s part of our history. We don’t walk away from it,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday.
It could have done a commercial honoring the players who were locked out of the league during those 12 years, players like Kenny Washington and Woody Strode. It could have had throwback uniforms from the Pacific Coast League, where many black players played during the ban, or the All-America Football Conference, which ultimately forced the NFL’s reintegration.
There are only four minority head coaches and, despite the many openings, only one minority has been hired in each of the past three years. Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has played a huge role in the development of Patrick Mahomes, and his two predecessors were quickly scooped up for head coaching gigs. Yet he has been passed over for, among others, a special teams coach, a recently fired college coach and two recycled NFL coaches.
“With segregation, it was black players in general. From then on, it’s always been about black leadership. They’ve historically felt uncomfortable giving black people places to lead.
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