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Elevate the number of african americans that were accorded head coaching positions. in 2003 when the rule was implemented there were three african american head coaches in the national football league. in the year 2022, right now, there happen to be one, until the other day. and so when you look at it from that perspective it was clear that something needed to be said, something needed to be done. and in the end, what it comes down to is that the nfl, meaning the team owners, more so than the le...

The houston texans saying that brian flores lawsuit against the nfl and three of its teams did not affect the search for a coach after announcing that smith who is black got the job. the texans ceo saying they never saw a more thorough hiring process. that goes against what the lawyers are saying. after agreeing in mutual interest its obvious the only reason mr. flores was not selected was his decision to stand up against racial inequality across the nfl. flores filing his lawsuit last week agai...

Lawsuit as it pertains to brian flores but if you recall they had hired david cully, he was the head coach for this year, a lot of people applauded how tough the team was to play against and how hard they fought. and after one year he was fired and he was fired by a rookie gm. and youre looking at the job, first year guy, you didnt do anything, what did you fire him for? to get your job. at the time that luvie smith became a candidate. joshua down was actually a candidate for that head coaching ...

I dont know of many more. theres a problem. its obvious for us. but after theres a problem, what are you going to do about it? >> the texans didnt hire flores but they did hire a black head coach who is talking about the problem. step in the right direction, stephen? >> its a step in the right direction. thats undeniable. at the same time i would have loved to have seen luvie smith be a bit more emphatic in his language. lets be clear about something. this is a man that got the chicago bears to ...

Gone on, just a few months ago. if we remove these layers of protection too early, were going to find ourselves in the midst of another wave. lets wait until we can see less deaths. lets wait until we can see less of a stress on the hospital system, before we make changes that can land us right back in that same predicament. >> oh. boy. what you said was exactly right. weve been here before. i may have to leave my mask on indoors even though theyre going to supposedly relax it tomorrow. well see...