You can read the article Here.
There is nothing inherently wrong with the article, but how much is enough when is comes to opportunities for the “African American” coaches? Hey, I cannot imagine the racism for those that went through it, and some of the stories one of my good friends (Who is knocking on 60) are hard to imagine. But being a math guy I start looking at some simple facts.
1) Per the 2011 Census 12.6% of the American Population is Black
2) The article mentioned that there are currently six black coaches in the NFL. That comes to 18%
3) Per the NFL Race Report Card 32% of assistant coaches were black
4) There are nine black coordinators : 28%
5) There are seven black assistant head coaches : 22%
6) There are five black general managers : 16%
And I could go on and on. You can see all the stats in the NFL race report card. In almost every position there are more than 12.6% coverage in black employment.
Is there still some racism out there? Sure. There will always be some idiots. But at the same time “equality” does not translate into “half”. So chill out on the inequalities, and if there is a race that could bitch about not being represented is should be the Hispanic’s/Latino’s who compromize 16.3% of the population and are scarcely present anywhere in the NFL.
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