With the current NFL season drawing to a close, there have been a few recent head coaching firings, including Brian Flores of the Miami Dolphins, who was one of the only black coaches in the league.
Chris Bosh, a former NBA superstar, took to Instagram to express his displeasure with what is going on in the NFL, claiming that black coaches are being treated unfairly and that they aren't receiving the same opportunities as white men.
“Watching the way the NFL is treating Black coaches has me pissed off. Plain and simple. Until they fix this, I cannot keep spending my weekends supporting the league.”
“I want to be able to watch the Super Bowl next to my kids, knowing they’ll see people who look like them on the field and the sidelines. I want them to know that the next great strategic mind might belong to a coach who isn’t necessarily white. Because I know they’re out there, future Belichicks and Lombardis and Maddens who happen to not be white men. Football needs to promote those who have proved themselves—and keep them around.”
Given that there aren't many black NFL coaches, it's difficult to dispute anything Chris Bosh says here.
Unfortunately, things like this have been going on for far too long, and there are undoubtedly many black men who deserve the chance to lead an NFL club as a head coach. Those who have had the opportunity to coach in the NFL have had a lot of success.
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