The NFL hired zero Black head coaches. That tells you everything

No, Trump Is Not The Reason No Black NFL Coaches Were Hired

No, President Trump is not responsible for the lack of black coaches hired in the latest NFL hiring cycle. Still, that appears to be where the conversation is heading.ESPN’s Andscape published a column Tuesday arguing that NFL owners sent a message following the Trump administration’s efforts to phase out diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at the federal level."At a time when the Trump administration has declared war on diversity, equity …

The NFL hired zero Black head coaches. That tells you everything

It’s never good when NFL owners become the story of the coaching carousel. Yet they were unavoidable during this cycle, flashing their eccentricities and wealth-skewed logic, running their mega-billion-dollar sports toys like children crashing remote-control cars into a wall.

Former Tom Brady Teammate Blasts NFL Hiring Process After Zero Black Coaches Fill 10 Openings

The NFL’s annual coaching carousel has come to a close — and for many observers, the final outcome feels depressingly familiar. Despite an unusually large number of head-coaching vacancies opening up for the 2026 season, not a single African American coach was hired to lead an NFL franchise. Ten jobs were available. Ten hires were made. Zero went to Black candidates. For former NFL defensive back Darius Butler, that result wasn’t just disappoint…

Brian Flores Was Right But the Issue Is Not for Black Coaches to Fix

10 vacancies. 0 Black head coaches hired. On the first day of Black History Month 2026, the NFL proved that Brian Flores was right for filing a racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL on the first day of Black History Month four years prior. At the end of the 2021 season, there were three Black NFL head coaches– Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin, the Texans’ David Culley and Miami’s Brian Flores. At the end of that season, only Tomlin remained. Flo…