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It may seem like NFL owners just gave Black coaches a chance.

But what if I told you the GMs & owners aren't solely responsible for the lack of Black head coaches. What if this problem was caused by a group that no one ever calls out for their racism?

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One of the responsibilities of a head coach is hiring people who agree with their coaching philosophy, so GMs and owners usually leave the hiring of assistant coaches to the head coach
In a league that fluctuated between 54%-72% Black over the last 33 years, white coaches accounted for 84% of new hires, while Black coaches make up less than 12 %.

Yet, the #NFLCoachesSoWhite articles rarely mention where teams are finding all of these white dudes
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