With an increasing number of black chief coaches on Nfl Headquarters, black players are encouraged by progress, but they would like him to continue to move forward. The Associated Press conducted a survey of black playersAnd consensus seemed to be that there is even more work to do on the training front.
The AP questioned more than 65 black players from the NFL, asking them three questions, but not all players answered them. When they were asked if they had been discouraged by the number of black head coaches, 37 players said no while 23 said yes.
A large majority of respondents, 54, said that they had been encouraged by the hiring of three black head coaches of the last off-season. Regarding their own coaching contract, 25 players said they wanted to enter training while 40 had no interest.
Los Angeles Loaders secondary, Khalil Mack said it should be easier, not more difficult, for former black players to obtain head coach jobs because they can be more relatable Players.
“These positions should be easier to get for us,” said Mack. “We went there. As black professional arts, we have a certain understanding of the game that can be translated or much more relatable in cases.”
By trying to explain why there are no more black coaches, the defensive winger of the New York Salomon Thomas Jets stressed the fact that the team owners are extremely white.
“I believe that there has always been stigma and that there have always been preconceived concepts or micro-aggressions in the league, especially in a league full of white owners,” said Thomas.
The tight wing of Pittsburgh Steelers, Connor Heyward, hopes that the number of black head coaches will continue to grow as the current harvest of players will pass to the next phase of their career.
“The guys playing in the NFL are obviously mainly color guys and many of us like the game and many of us want to train afterwards, so I think that when we are looking in 20 years, you will see a lot of change “Said Heyward.
