Former NFL coach Marvin Lewis took offense to a proposal that would provide draft-pick incentives to teams that hired people of color for head coach or general manager positions. “It was like having Jim Crow laws,” Lewis says. - NBCBLK
Former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis took offense to a proposal that would provide draft-pickLewis, who is currently co-defensive coordinator at Arizona State Sun Devils, toldthat while bringing more minorities into front offices would be a “plus,” the proposal to reward teams with better draft picks in the following year’s draft was “definitely offensive,” Lewis said. “It was like having Jim Crow laws.
“Draft picks are like gold. That doesn't make a lot of sense to me. As a head coach, no one wants to be hired or put in that position," he said.In that same meeting, ownership approved a separate proposal that removed the league’s anti-tampering rule. Assistant coaches will now be allowed to interview for coordinator positions with other teams, which is typically a route to becoming a head coach.
Despite the change, the NFL still has a long way to go to address the lack of diversity among coaches, many critics say. Currently, there are only four head coaches of color and two black general managers in a league composed of about 70 percent African American players.
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