Dungy enjoyed a Hall of Fame career from 1996-2008, racking up 139 wins and 69 losses across 13 seasons with the Buccaneers and Colts. Doug Whaley says this could too. The franchise was founded in 1960 by Lamar Hunt and were known as the Dallas Texans when the team was located in Dallas, Texas. Despite the fact that coaches are beginning to opt out of the combine, both Pederson and Baalke will meet with the media to discuss strategy and other subjects on Tuesday, February 28 at 12:30 a.m . MORE: The NFL Has A Major Black Head Coach Problem. Edwards was hired in Kansas City after the team went 10-6 in Dick Vermeils last season. Our recent USA Today sports analysis found that in the last 20 years, about four white coaches were hired for every coach of color. Green was picked up in Arizona after Dave McGinnis had three consecutive losing seasons in the desert. Coaching rumors are heating up with three openings created on Monday morning. Bowles went 10-6 in his first season and was 24-40 in his four years on the sidelines for the Jets. Not only minorities, but people that are the decision makers. Specifically, Flores claims hes had multiple incidents of racial discrimination that involved several teams, as well as coaches and executives around the league. Hopefully, DeMecos hiring is the catalyst for more Black coaches in the NFL. The franchise was a charter member of the American Football League (AFL . 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. 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. That brings the total head-coaching jobs available to six, as the Las Vegas Raiders (Jon Gruden), Jacksonville Jaguars (Urban Meyer) and Denver Broncos (Vic Fangio) had fired their HCs prior to Black Monday. What's in it for interims? Dungy was hired in Indianapolis after they went 6-10 before he arrived. said his lawsuit will not be deterred regardless of whether he is or isnt an NFL head coach next season. 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. 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. Maybe they're not doing it as well as others, but I think sometimes they get faulted unfairly for things. I think that might be part of the answer to why it exists, but I certainly don't think it's the entire answer. Revisiting Dolphins scandal. Vance Joseph, who was the head coach for the Denver Broncos for the 2017 and 2018 seasons and is reportedly a candidate for the Miami Dolphins head coaching job that was left vacant after Brian Flores was fired. 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. That's USA Today's Tom Schad, he's part of the NFL Coach's Project, USA Today's ongoing series analyzing the demographics of football coaches. Thomas was the Falcons head coach for just four games before the team decided to hire someone else for the job in the offseason. The Vikings went 15-1 that season and racked up 556 points, which set an NFL record at the time.. There were five black NFL head coaches at the end of the 2022 season. 93% of running back's coaches in the NFL at the start of the season were coaches of color compared to something like 18% or something of quarterback's coaches. Caldwell took over for Dungy with ease as he posted a 14-2 record in his first season as the Colts made it all the way to Super Bowl XLIV where they were upset by Drew Brees and the Saints. 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. Email me at jabrown@usatoday.com, or leave me a message at (585) 484-0339. 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. Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah - General Manager of the Minnesota Vikings. If you have to do something, then you're going to be fully invested in it as something that you chose to do. Also, what's your assistant coach set up? Brandt is a sports agent turned NFL executive who spent about 10 years with the Green Bay Packers. In seven seasons with the Colts, Dungy was 92-33 as he made the playoffs every season and won Super Bowl XLI. I can go down and down the line, there's no majority black owner in the NFL. After leading the Buffalo Bills for one season in 2016. #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/W1bXqGIfl0 Is it because the NFL is an organization akin to slavery, like blacklisted free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick said after he was effectively excommunicated from the league following his silent kneeling protest to demonstrate against the police brutality of Black people? In the text message, Belichick confirmed Daboll had already secured the job, but Flores had not yet interviewed for the position. 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. The next year he was fired after starting the season 5-10. Who are the youngest coaches in the league, and which ones are getting long in the tooth? Green made the playoffs in eight of 10 seasons in Minnesota, with his most memorable campaign coming in 1998. Gerald Alexander. Mike Singletary was the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers for three seasons from 2008 to 2010. Frazier finished the year 3-3, and got the interim tag taken off him. Fewell was the interim head coach for the Bills in 2009 and Panthers in 2019. The Chargers hired Lynn after Mike McCoy went 4-12 and 5-11 in his last two seasons. 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. Lynn was hired by the Los Angeles Chargers the following season and served in that capacity for four years through the 2020 season. It seems like football fans in the media have the same conversation every year, where are all the black head coaches? He signed a 10-year, $95 million deal with the Spartans in November 2021. Overall of the on field coaches in the NFL, it's something like 43% are coaches of color. The Jets hired Edwards after they were 9-7 the year prior. Must Black folks be head coaches too, critics might be wondering. Check out the FULL list below! Flores finished 24-25 in three seasons with the Dolphins (2019-2021) and remains connected to the franchise. During his entire head coaching career, his two teams combined for a record of 37-42-1 across five seasons including going 1-2-0 in the playoffs, according to the Pro Football History website. 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. 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. 1. On today's episode of the 5 Things podcast:5 Things Sunday Host James Brown explores the NFL's Rooney rule which requires teams to interview minority coaches and staff when positions like head coach, general manager, and coordinator positions open. All Rights Reserved. Like our content? Every week we take a concept or idea and go deep, and this week we talk about football, football coaches that is. Pittsburghs Mike Tomlin and Houstons David Culley are the lone Black head coaches in a league thats over 70 percent 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. Lewis was 8-8 his first season. 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. MORE: The NFL Has A Major Black Head Coach Problem. He was replaced by Jim Harbaugh. The Rooney Rule is 20 years old this year. What do you think of that player? Singletary took over midseason for the 49ers after Mike Nolan was fired after starting the season 2-5. In all, Dungy has a head coaching record of 148-79-0 and won the regular season games he coached at a rate of nearly 70%, according to the pro football hall of fame website. That's something Doug Whaley, the former NFL GM we met earlier, learned in his career. 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. Antonio Brown, Mike Wallace, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Emmanuel Sanders. Smith coached the Bears for nearly a decade (2004-2012) before a brief stint with the Buccaneers (2014-2015). While the policy has been able to open more doors for Black coaches during the interview process, front offices have largely declined to hire those candidates. For perspectives sake, the NFL entered Black History Month 2022 with just one single Black head coach despite its vow a decade earlier to increase diversity among its head and assistant coaches. He was fired 8 games into his third season and finished with a 3-36-1 record. Below is a look at every Black coach thats been hired since then and a snapshot of their story. He coached the Raiders from 1989-1994, then returned to the team for one season in 2006. The year before, Norv Turner was 4-12, and the year after Shell left, Lane Kiffin was 4-12 in his first season. The Lions also had two playoff berths in four seasons, as compared to one playoff appearance in the previous 14 seasons. This in a league where seven out of ten players are minorities, and most of them black. This is the NFL, a place where Black coaches get treated like third-class citizens. Tony Dungy has been coaching in the NFL for more than 40 years, including when he landed his first head coaching gig in 1996 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which he led for 13 seasons. To be sure, the NFL has had more than 500 head coaches over the course of more than a century of competition. He was replaced by Vic Fangio who was fired on Sunday. Only one of five NFL head coaches hired this offseason was Black. His saying was, "It's great to have a mentor, but it's even better to be a mentor." There are just SIX head coaches of color out of 32 in a league with a 70% non-white player base. Jackson, who is the current coach of Grambling State, was the head coach of the Raiders (2011) and Browns (2016-2018). Hue Jackson was an NFL head coach with two franchises for four seasons. Wilks didnt do a good job in his first season with the Cardinals, but well never know if it was a fluke or the norm, as it was also his only season in Arizona. Shell was the first Black head coach in the modern era of the NFL. Fritz Pollard. To date, he has a 162-93 record, is the youngest coach in league history to win a Super Bowl, has Pittsburgh in the playoffs for the tenth time in his tenure, and is the only coach in league history to begin his career with 15 straight non-losing seasons. from Todd Haley that season when he was let go after a 5-8 start. Hello, and welcome to Five Things. NFC Head Coaches Arizona Cardinals | Jonathan Gannon* Atlanta Falcons | Arthur Smith Carolina Panthers | Frank Reich* Chicago Bears | Matt Eberflus Dallas Cowboys | Mike McCarthy Detroit Lions | Dan Campbell Green Bay Packers | Matt LaFleur Los Angeles Rams | Sean McVay Minnesota Vikings | Kevin O'Connell New Orleans Saints | Dennis Allen Do you remember what your initial thoughts were when you heard that this kind of thing was being implemented? He served in the same double capacity with the Atlanta Falcons in 2020. 12. 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. Shane Steichen (left) and Jonathan Gannon will be among the top candidates in the next hiring cycle. Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. 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. 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. 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. Flores was fired on Monday despite leading the Dolphins to seven straight wins in the second half. Eventually he became head coach of the New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs in the 2000s. The thinking basically went there are lots of black men who played running back, so when they transition to coaching, that's the position they know, it's the easiest way to get into the business. During his entire head coaching career, his two teams combined for a record of 37-42-1 across five seasons including going 1-2-0 in the playoffs, according to the Pro Football History website. Hopefully, DeMecos hiring is the catalyst for more Black coaches in the NFL. He returned to coaching when he took the head job at Arizona State in 2017. Ron Aiken. After all, he'd led a Colts team in constant need of consistent . When he took over in Houston at age 73, he became the oldest head coach in NFL history. Brian Flores was the head coach of the Miami Dolphins from 2019 through the 2021 season, after which he was fired. Thomas was the Falcons head coach for just four games before the team decided to hire someone else for the job in the offseason. Schad says this goes back a while. Andrew Brandt would know. Can this person lead 20 coaches, 60, 70 players depending on practice squad, can they lead? 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. Suicide Note Revealed After Shocking Death, Indicted! He served as the defensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins under then-head coach Brian Flores during the 2021 season. After serving as defensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills in 2021, Frazier interviewed for the Chicago Bears head coaching job. 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. Of course, that type of logic is counterproductive and completely beside the point, what with the 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. And what goes into hiring a head coach? Hue Jackson was an NFL head coach with two franchises for four seasons. 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. Nonetheless, Mr. Caldwell was fired the day after his fourth season.. What I was looking for is the kind of person that I don't know, does 50 pushups right out of bed, that makes a to-do list right out of bed, that has a routine. Don Shula holds the current records for regular season wins at 328 and combined regular and postseason wins at 347. Sports news website the Ringer reported that Flores was not fired because of his coaching but rather because of his troubled relationship with team owner Stephen Ross, a supporter of former President Donald Trump who has refuted claims of racial discrimination. 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. Cliff Anderson (American football) Darren Arbet. Flores was replacing Adam Gase who was 23-25 in three seasons, as he went 24-25 in three seasons. That's what we'll be discussing today. 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. In 2002, the Texans entered the NFL as an expansion team, with Dom Capers (2002-05) as the team's first head coach. What's your systems? His teams won division titles four times and advanced to NFC Championship Games after the 1998 and 2000 seasons, the team wrote on its website. He served in the same double capacity with the Atlanta Falcons in 2020. Carolina's Steve Wilks latest Black coach thrust into challengingrole, A family affair: Nepotism and its networks fill many NFL coaching positions, NFL's path to top jobs still narrow, lengthy for coaches ofcolor, Often interviewed, never hired: How hot-shot NFL head coaching candidates go cold, As NFL coaching carousel starts to spin, advocates unsure how Black candidates will fare, What we learned: Four key findings from USA TODAY's analysis of NFL coaches, PODCAST: Exploring USA TODAY Sports NFL coaches project and previewing Week 4. 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. The first thing you say is kudos to Mr. Rooney, obviously the driving force behind it, and I worked for him so I'm biased, but also the league for identifying a problem and trying to come up with a solution. 20 years ago, the NFL adopted a policy known as the Rooney Rule. And since America loves to ignore blatant racism unless they can watch it on video or it can be quantified into numbers, Deadspin took a look at the plight of Black coaches in the NFL over the last 20-plus years. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski) Smith has been part of the Titans' staff since 2011 first as a quality control coach, then helping with tight ends, then coaching tight ends, and eventually replacing current Packers head coach Matt LaFleur as the team's offensive coordinator in 2019. 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. 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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. So you can look at different ways to judge minorities. newsone.com. filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL claiming there is racial discrimination in the hiring process, the NFL is an organization akin to slavery,, According to the Pro Football Hall of Fame website, according to the Pro Football History website, according to the pro football hall of fame website, according to the Pro Football Reference website, coached the Cincinnati Bengals for 16 seasons from 2003 to 2018, named interim head coach of theAtlanta Falcons in the middle of the 2007 season, head coach of the San Francisco 49ers for three seasons, NFL head coach with two separate teams from 2009 to 2020, a leading candidate for the Minnesota Vikings head coaching vacancy, Leslie Frazier was the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from 2010 to 2013, Frazier interviewed for the Chicago Bears head coaching job, head coach for the Denver Broncos during the final four games of the 2010 season, Todd Bowles was a head coach in the NFL for five seasons, NFL head coach with two franchises for four seasons, Jackson claims the Browns incentivized losing, Anthony Lynn was a head coach in the NFL for two teams, reportedly a candidate for the Miami Dolphins head coaching job, Brian Flores was the head coach of the Miami Dolphins. 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. 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. Tomlin has been the coach of the Steelers since 2007, making him the second-longest tenured coach in the NFL behind only Bill Belichick. Lynn took the Chargers back to the playoffs in 2018 where they lost to the Patriots in the second round. Edwards spent eight seasons as a head coach in the NFL, running the Jets (2001-2005) and Chiefs (2006-2008). Fritz Pollard became the first Black head coach in NFL history after the Akron Pros appointed him as co-coach in 1921. Mike Tomlin has been one of the best black head coaches in the modern NFL. 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. For perspectives sake, the NFL entered Black History Month 2022 with just one single Black head coach despite its vow a decade earlier to increase diversity among its head and assistant coaches. The NFL currently has three head coaches that are of African American origin. The league and the teams deny his claims, but Dragon isn't convinced. He is currently the linebackers coach for the Steelers. His career record is 92-90. Jackson claims the Browns incentivized losing while he was head coach in order to increase the teams odds in the NFL Draft. | Source: Wesley Hitt / Getty. He was replaced by Mangini who went 10-22 in two seasons. 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. 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. Dungy later became the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts. 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. Its reminiscent of the end of the 2018 season when five black head coaches were fired and were replaced with five white coaches, leaving Tomlin and Anthony Lynn as the only Black faces, at the time. Notably, Jackson responded to Flores lawsuit by claiming he was subjected to similar treatment described in the complaint. The Houston Texans broughtCulley in to clean up the mess that Bill OBrien left after he underachieved with J.J. Watt, Deshaun Watson, and DeAndre Hopkins on top of trading Hopkins and getting into it with Watt. As a player, Ryans was a two-time Pro Bowler and is still the Texans all-time tackles leader. Your email will be shared with newsone.com and subject to its. He has a 3-3 overall record through Week 6 of the 2022 season. Todd Bowles Starting our list on number 20 is the NFL franchise head coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Todd Bowles. Perry Fewell was the head coach of the Buffalo Bills for a single season in 2019. He served as the defensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins under then-head coach Brian Flores during the 2021 season. One Black coach, 33 years after Art Shell broke the modern era head coaching color barrier with the Raiders. The rule was expanded in 2009 to include general managers as well as other front-office positions. Crennel was the head coach of the Browns (2005-2008), Chiefs (2011-2012) and Texans (2020), going 32-63 with those three teams. Of the five head . Vance Joseph, who was the head coach for the Denver Broncos for the 2017 and 2018 seasons and is reportedly a candidate for the Miami Dolphins head coaching job that was left vacant after Brian Flores was fired. Former NFL star DeMeco Ryans is the next Black man to ascend to the position of head coach in the NFL. 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. He compiled a 34-32 record in four seasons and was replaced by Brandon Stanley. The NFL wants more, or so . said his lawsuit will not be deterred regardless of whether he is or isnt an NFL head coach next season. 4. We should be able to have a system where the best person for the job gets hired, not the person you know the best. Lewis was hired by the Bengals after a 2-14 campaign. The following is a list of the top National Football League (NFL) head coaches in wins. was originally published on Is it because the NFL is an organization akin to slavery, like blacklisted free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick said after he was effectively excommunicated from the league following his silent kneeling protest to demonstrate against the police brutality of Black people?
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