“Now that you mention it,” McLaurin said, “I’ve never had a Black head coach in high school, college or the NFL. Coordinators and position coaches only.” McLaurin, like the majority of ...

Yet the wins and losses of interim coaches are recorded in NFL history the same way as those of full-time coaches, so they are often included among the count of Black head coaches. Twenty-five ...

For decades, Black coaches have been disproportionately excluded from the NFL’s top jobs. These are the voices of the coaches who broke through. By Michael Lee and Jayne Orenstein Sept.

THIS BLACK HISTORY MONTH, NFL HALL OF FAMER BRIAN DAWKINS SHARES HOW DOCTOR GUION (GUY-ON) BLUFORD MADE HISTORY BY BECOMING THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO GO TO SPACE. THIS BLACK HISTORY MONTH ...

Browns linebacker Jordan Hicks Why does representation matter in NFL coaching? “I do believe that head coaches being Black have been underrepresented in the league for a long time.

In 1921, as coach of the Akron Pros, Pollard became the first Black head coach in NFL history. Along with Bobby Marshall, he was also one of the first two Black players. He made history while ...

“Now that you mention it,” McLaurin said, “I’ve never had a Black head coach in high school, college or the NFL. Coordinators and position coaches only.” McLaurin, like the majority of ...