The NFL Fired One of Their Only Black Head Coaches — And I’m Not Surprised
The NFL sets black coaches up to fail
The news broke a few days ago that the Houston Texans (NFL team) fired their head coach, David Culley.
Culley was one of two black head coaches in the NFL, and now that he’s gone, that creates a HUGE deficit in regards to representation. But who’s surprised? I’m not.
I’m by no means an NFL fan, especially after what they did to Kaepernick, but I find this situation interesting because Culley wasn’t just fired on a whim — he was set up to fail from the beginning.
From what I could gather from the hardcore NFL fans, the Houston Texans went 4–13 this season because Culley had a terrible roster. He also had a bad starting quarterback, meaning that there weren’t any viable pieces for him to work with.
I find it interesting that not only does the NFL not hire black head coaches in the first place, but they set them up to fail once they hire them.
Now, I am a basketball fan and their representation (minus team ownership) is pretty solid. Out of 30 NBA teams, 14 of them have black head coaches. Not bad.
Even though all sports, especially the NFL, remind me of slavery, it helps to know that the NBA is putting in some effort to increase representation. I’ve also noticed that they’re more open to discussing racial issues than the NFL.
So I’m a little biased when it comes to basketball, but here’s the reason why I still think all sports are slavery for black people — OWNERSHIP.
I did a few searches and even with the openness of the NBA regarding racial issues, there’s still only one black team owner — Michael Jordan.
And that’s after Michael became a worldwide athlete, reached billionaire status with the Jordan brand, and became arguably the best basketball player of all time.
How long is it gonna take for another NBA star to own a team? Scratch that, what’s it gonna take for a regular black person to own a team? I’ve looked up what it would take to create another NBA team, and the requirements are pretty strict.
I’d say it has a 7% chance of happening.
Main Takeaway
The NFL is racist, but we already knew about that.
Even though I think most sports are slavery (due to the all-white ownership of the teams), that doesn’t mean that black people shouldn’t try to own a team themselves. Do I think your average black person can buy a billion-dollar team out of nowhere? No.
Does this have a very small chance of happening? Yes.
But Michael Jordan has shown that it’s possible to own a team. It’ll take years of hard work, but if you can’t sit at the table, make your own table.
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