The rule was expanded in 2009 to include general managers as well as other front-office positions. A complete timeline of Black coaches, past and present, largely declined to hire those candidates, What happened to Brian Flores? Caldwell was only in Detroit for four seasons, but the Lions made two postseason appearances under him. During a nearly 40-year career coaching in the NFL, Robiskie was named an interim head coach twice once during the2000 season for the then-Washington Redskins and then during the 2004 season with the Cleveland Browns, according to the Pro Football History website. Emmitt Thomas was named interim head coach of theAtlanta Falcons in the middle of the 2007 season after a sudden resignation left the position vacant. Flores still has upcoming interviews for head coaching positions with at least two other teams, so, considering the public relations fiasco that his lawsuit is, chances are that pressure will result in him being hired. Todd Haley took over for Edwards and was 19-26 during his run. Dirk Koetter replaced Smith and wasnt much better, as Tampa Bay didnt get good again until Bruce Arians showed up in 2019. We see coaches, as I mentioned, like Ron Rivera, Mike McDaniel, Robert Saleh, not exclusively African American. Robiskie was an interim head coach twice in his career, taking over for the Commanders in 2000 and Browns in 2004. This revelation meant Flores upcoming interview with the Giants was a sham because they had already hired their next head coach, who is not Black. After all, they may be musing, isnt the NFL disproportionately made up of Black players? Over a nearly 20-year career as a coach in the NFL, Leslie Frazier was the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from 2010 to 2013. You're going to be like, "All right, let me just check that box and go through this process, but I'm still going to do what I want to.". This revelation meant Flores upcoming interview with the Giants was a sham because they had already hired their next head coach, who is not Black. Green was 16-32 during his tenure and was replaced by Ken Whisenhunt. Lynn was hired by the Los Angeles Chargers the following season and served in that capacity for four years through the 2020 season. He led Indianapolis to the franchise's second Super Bowl title in 2006. Fewell was the interim head coach for the Bills in 2009 and Panthers in 2019. The league is being sued by Brian Flores, former Miami Dolphins head coach. Herman Herm Edwards, largely seen as a mentor to many current and former NFL players, coached the New York Jets from 2001-2005 and the Kansas City Chiefs from 2006 to 2008, according to the Pro Football Reference website. Todd Bowles was a head coach in the NFL for five seasons, beginning with the Miami Dolphins in the 2011 season and four other seasons leading the New York Jets from 2015 to 2018. I think a lot of it is the underpinning of a lot of the reporting that we've done, which is just unconscious bias. Caldwell had an incredible debut season as a head coach, going 14-2 with the Colts on the way to an appearance in Super Bowl XLIV. Whaley says women and minorities struggle to break through In this insular world. Suicide Note Revealed After Shocking Death, Indicted! In the suit, Flores cites text messages from New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick, who said he believed he was contacting Brian Daboll, another coach interviewing for the New York Giants head coaching position. Jim Caldwell has been head coach for two different NFL franchises: the Indianapolis Colts from 2009 to 2011 and the Detroit Lions from 2014 to 2017. Edwards was hired in Kansas City after the team went 10-6 in Dick Vermeils last season. The Vikings went 15-1 that season and racked up 556 points, which set an NFL record at the time.. Hopefully, DeMecos hiring is the catalyst for more Black coaches in the NFL. Jackson took over for Tom Cable, who went 8-8 in his final season with the team. It still remains to be seen if that is going to lead to results. There were five black NFL head coaches at the end of the 2022 season. He compiled a 34-32 record in four seasons and was replaced by Brandon Stanley. After serving as defensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills in 2021, Frazier interviewed for the Chicago Bears head coaching job. Singletary coached the 49ers from 2008-2010, totaling 18 wins and 22 losses in three seasons. Top Row: Lovie Smith, Marvin Lewis, Tony Dungy, Mike Tomlin, Jim Caldwell Botttom Row: Anthony Lynn, Romeo Crennel, Herm Edwards, Leslie Frazier, Brian Flores. Singletary took over midseason for the 49ers after Mike Nolan was fired after starting the season 2-5. Of course, that type of logic is counterproductive and completely beside the point, what with the new racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Black head coach and alleging that the NFLs ownership is colluding to keep teams head coaches as white as possible. Green was picked up in Arizona after Dave McGinnis had three consecutive losing seasons in the desert. Lynn was hired by the Los Angeles Chargers the following season and served in that capacity for four years through the 2020 season. Every week we take a concept or idea and go deep, and this week we talk about football, football coaches that is. He was fired 8 games into his third season and finished with a 3-36-1 record. After all, they may be musing, isnt the NFL disproportionately made up of Black players? That makes grand total of three in a 32-team league where 60% of players are Black. In the meantime, keep reading to get familiar with the dozens of Black people who have worked as NFL head coaches in the leagues more than 100-year history. Exactly. Thomas was named the interim head coach of the Falcons in 2007 and went 1-2 after Bobby Petrino's sudden resignation. Frazier finished the year 3-3, and got the interim tag taken off him. During his three seasons as head coach, Rhule had five different starters Teddy Bridgewater, PJ Walker, Sam Darnold, Cam Newton, and Baker Mayfield. Former head coach: Nathaniel Hackett. Morris was 17-31 in three seasons and wound up being replaced by Greg Schiano, then Lovie Smith, and then Dirk Koetter none of them fared much better. Brian Flores was the head coach of the Miami Dolphins from 2019 through the 2021 season, after which he was fired. | Source: Wesley Hitt / Getty. Our recent USA Today sports analysis found that in the last 20 years, about four white coaches were hired for every coach of color. He was replaced by Eric Mangini who was 23-26 in three seasons with only one playoff appearance. He had a long career in the NFL working his way up through the Pittsburgh Steelers organization and eventually becoming the only black general manager in the 60-year history of the Buffalo Bills. Brandt is a sports agent turned NFL executive who spent about 10 years with the Green Bay Packers. Art Shell became head coach of the then-Los Angeles Raiders in 1988, a job he held until 1994, after the franchise moved to Oakland, according to the Raiders website. Nonetheless, Mr. Caldwell was fired the day after his fourth season.. Bowles was hired after Rex Ryans roller coaster ride with the Jets ended with a 4-12 finish in 2014. There were five black NFL head coaches at the end of the 2022 season. The franchise was founded in 1960 by Lamar Hunt and were known as the Dallas Texans when the team was located in Dallas, Texas. Anthony Lynn was a head coach in the NFL for two teams over the course of five seasons. Who are the youngest coaches in the league, and which ones are getting long in the tooth? Jordan Greer is an NBA content producer for The Sporting News. Gerald Alexander. The NFL wants more, or so . Art Shell became head coach of the then-Los Angeles Raiders in 1988, a job he held until 1994, after the franchise moved to Oakland, according to the Raiders website. Mike Tomlin, who, as of the time of this list being published, was the lone Black head coach in the NFL, has led the Pittsburgh Steelers for 15 seasons since 2007. Mostly, Pollard would see the work and sacrifice he and other Black coaches have made wasn't. Only one of five NFL head coaches hired this offseason was Black. Mike Tomlin, who, as of the time of this list being published, was the lone Black head coach in the NFL, has led the Pittsburgh Steelers for 15 seasons since 2007. After a long career as an assistant with the Patriots, Flores got a chance to run his own team when the Dolphins came calling in 2019. The rule was expanded in 2009 to include general managers as well as other front-office positions. After leading the Buffalo Bills for one season in 2016. MORE: The NFL Has A Major Black Head Coach Problem. He is the current running backs coach for the Dolphins. Crennel showed up in Cleveland after a season in which Butch Davis and Robiskie led the Browns to a 4-12 campaign. He is currently the Bills' defensive coordinator. After all, they may be musing, isnt the NFL disproportionately made up of Black players? And while that happens, the lack of Black coaches will be the most discussed talking point. He ended those two stints with an overall record of11-44-1. In that time, they hired two head coaches. He retired after the 2008 season and was replaced by Jim Caldwell who was the teams coach-in-waiting, in a rare occurrence of a team having back-to-back Black coaches. Jacksons second stint as an NFL head coach was atrocious as he was 1-31 in his first two seasons in Cleveland. Flores still has upcoming interviews for head coaching positions with at least two other teams, so, considering the public relations fiasco that his lawsuit is, chances are that pressure will result in him being hired. To be sure, the NFL has had more than 500 head coaches over the course of more than a century of competition. Must Black folks be head coaches too, critics might be wondering? The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) have had 13 head coaches in their franchise history. Mike Singletary was the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers for three seasons from 2008 to 2010. The league in general is very tough because it's not like a lot of other industries where there's a criteria of how you get promoted. Romeo Crennel was a head coach for four seasons with the Cleveland Browns from 2005 to 2008 and later for one season with the Houston Texans, according to the Pro Football History website. Anthony Lynn was a head coach in the NFL for two teams over the course of five seasons. Dungy later became the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts. I had access to the decision maker and the decision maker saw how I worked, how I thought, how I interacted with people, and how I led. He served in the same double capacity with the Atlanta Falcons in 2020. Shell was the first Black head coach in the modern era of the NFL. Your email will be shared with praisephilly.com and subject to its. Do you remember what your initial thoughts were when you heard that this kind of thing was being implemented? We might have you on the show. Edwards spent eight seasons as a head coach in the NFL, running the Jets (2001-2005) and Chiefs (2006-2008). Mike Tomlin, who, as of the time of this list being published, was the lone Black head coach in the NFL, has led the Pittsburgh Steelers for 15 seasons since 2007. And what goes into hiring a head coach? No matter what you make, if I came in here and told you how to spend your money, what would you say? But as we see now, just like anything, people that have children and even to yourself, when someone says you have to do something, you're obviously automatically going to have a bias towards it. said his lawsuit will not be deterred regardless of whether he is or isnt an NFL head coach next season. Interestingly enough, Caldwell was mentioned in Brian Flores lawsuit as an example of a Black NFL head coach who was fired in spite of the success he enjoyed. Flores finished 24-25 in three seasons with the Dolphins (2019-2021) and remains connected to the franchise. He was never coached by a man of color at any point in his career, and he said on the teams that he was a part of the coaching staff, there was always one coach of color, and it was almost always the running back's coach. OBrien was let go after starting the 2020 season 0-4, as the Texans finished 4-12 under interim coach Romeo Crennel. The rule was named after Dan Rooney, then owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The following is a list of the top National Football League (NFL) head coaches in wins. The league and the teams deny his claims, but Dragon isn't convinced. Heres Every Black Head Coach In NFL History After serving as the defensive coordinator for the Ravens from 1996-2001, Lewis accepted a new position within the division, coaching the Bengals from 2003-2018. But, if history is any indication and it is thats far from a guarantee. Either way, Flores. Former NFL executives Andrew Brandt and Doug Whaley, and USA TODAY sports reporters Tom Schad and Tyler Dragon give their insights on the process of hiring coaches and executives in today's NFL. Joseph only lasted two seasons and finished with an 11-21 record. He led the Oakland Raiders during the 2011 season and was the head coach for the Cleveland Browns from 2016 to 2018. Revisiting Dolphins scandal, Pollard became the first Black coach in NFL history when he was named co-coach of the Akron Pros in 1921. I'm James Brown. In seven seasons with the Colts, Dungy was 92-33 as he made the playoffs every season and won Super Bowl XLI. Over a nearly 20-year career as a coach in the NFL, Leslie Frazier was the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from 2010 to 2013. In 2017, we had a record eight minority head coaches entering the season: Chargers Anthony Lynn, Denver's Vance Joseph, Cincinnati's Marvin Lewis, Pittsburgh's Mike Tomlin, Detroit's Jim. As the league becomes more driven by quarterbacks, coaching quarterbacks is becoming a fast track to becoming a head coach. After all, he'd led a Colts team in constant need of consistent . Singletary went 5-4 as the interim coach to finish out the season. He coached the Raiders from 1989-1994, then returned to the team for one season in 2006. Marvin Lewis, who coached the Cincinnati Bengals for 16 seasons from 2003 to 2018, is among the current and former NFL coaches who have denounced the league for racial injustices and told NBC Sports that Black coaches have been getting sham interviews like those alleged by Brian Flores for years. These days, he runs a sports law program at Villanova University and hosts the Business of Sports podcast. He served as the defensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins under then-head coach Brian Flores during the 2021 season. Jackson only got one season to prove his worth with the Raiders after finishing 8-8 in a season in which the team started 7-4. After leading the Buffalo Bills for one season in 2016. He went 36-30 during his tenure and has been replaced by a litany of coaches that havent been able to get the Lions to sniff the playoffs since he was fired. Other active head coaches to have won a Super Bowl are Mike Tomlin, John Harbaugh, Pete Carroll, Mike McCarthy, Sean Payton, Doug Pederson, Andy Reid, and Sean McVay. Ray Rhodes coached in various NFL capacities for nearly 40 years, including a five-year run as head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles and later with the Green Bay Packers. Tenure: Four-plus seasons (71 games). 1. Mike Tomlin, who, as of the time of this list being published, was the lone Black head coach in the NFL, has led the Pittsburgh Steelers for 15 seasons since 2007. Fritz Pollard became the first Black head coach in NFL history after the Akron Pros appointed him as co-coach in 1921. The NFL currently has three head coaches that are of African American origin. As a player, Ryans was a two-time Pro Bowler and is still the Texans all-time tackles leader. Now-former Head Coach Brian Flores of the Miami Dolphins talks with an official during a game against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on January 2, 2022, in Nashville, Tennessee. Schad says this goes back a while. It seems like an impossible task to succeed when the most important position on your roster is in such flux. Dennis Greeen was the Vikings Head Coach from 1992 to 2001, and his 97 regular-season wins rank second in franchise history. from Todd Haley that season when he was let go after a 5-8 start. Eric Studesville was the head coach for the Denver Broncos during the final four games of the 2010 season. In the text message, Belichick confirmed Daboll had already secured the job, but Flores had not yet interviewed for the position. If you like this show, write a review on Apple Podcast or wherever you're listening, and do me a favor, share it with a friend. The league has even gone to such drastic measures as partnering with rap legend JAY Z in the name of entertainment and social justice as a way to help accomplish its evasive mission. He had an aggregate record of 36-28, a winning percentage of .563 the best winning percentage of any Lions Head Coach since the 1950s, Flores lawsuit said in part. He served in the same double capacity with the Atlanta Falcons in 2020. During his entire head coaching career, his two teams combined for a record of 89-87-0 across eleven seasons including going 3-3-0 in the playoffs, according to the Pro Football History website. Email me at jabrown@usatoday.com, or leave me a message at (585) 484-0339. Sign up for NewsOne's email newsletter! During a nearly 40-year career coaching in the NFL, Robiskie was named an interim head coach twice once during the2000 season for the then-Washington Redskins and then during the 2004 season with the Cleveland Browns, according to the Pro Football History website. Mel Tucker was named the interim head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars for the final five games of the 2011 season. Download Our New Praise 107.9 Radio Mobile App For Your Smartphone! He is currently Michigan State's head coach. Crennel finished out the season with the interim tag and went 2-1. newsone.com. The first version of the policy required every team with a head coaching vacancy to interview at least one minority during their process. Mel Tucker was named the interim head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars for the final five games of the 2011 season. A more diverse pipeline could help down the road. What do you think of the show? There are just SIX head coaches of color out of 32 in a league with a 70% non-white player base. Smith coached the Bears for nearly a decade (2004-2012) before a brief stint with the Buccaneers (2014-2015). The year before, Norv Turner was 4-12, and the year after Shell left, Lane Kiffin was 4-12 in his first season. Joseph showed up in Denver after Gary Kubiak stepped down two years after the Broncos won a Super Bowl. With all the controversy surrounding the NFL and its alleged efforts at diversifying head coaching around the professional football league, its worth putting things in their proper perspective for folks who may be shrugging and wondering what the big deal is. Lovie Smith was a head coach with the Chicago Bears for eleven seasons from 2004 to 2012 before he was hired as thehead coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2014to2015. Maybe they're not doing it as well as others, but I think sometimes they get faulted unfairly for things. Women being interested in this area of business or law, from my viewpoint, has really grown. Emmitt Thomas Source:Getty Emmitt Thomas was named interim head coach of the Atlanta Falcons in the middle of the 2007 season after a sudden resignation left the position vacant. I can go down and down the line, there's no majority black owner in the NFL. In nine seasons in Chicago, Smith was 84-66 and made three postseason appearances including losing Super Bowl XLI to the Colts in the only matchup thats ever featured two Black coaches. That certainly lines up with what Flores lawsuit is alleging.
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