Outgoing head coaches of color most often became NFL defensive coordinators (36%). The next positions for outgoing head coaches of color were less varied compared to outgoing white head coaches. Where do head coaches land after leaving their job? This is important to understanding how or whether they re-enter the applicant pool and their potential for a second chance at being a head coach. Next Positions for Outgoing NFL Head Coaches
Greater opportunity for coaches of color in the DC position compared to the OC position was also observed in the original data set.ġThe Rooney Rule requires teams hiring a head coach to interview at least one person of color. Of the 13 open DC positions, four were filled with a DC of color, resulting in a net loss of one DC of color. Of the 12 open OC positions, none were filled with an OC of color and one position was left unfilled. This is an atypical example of a head coach of color getting a “second chance.” This second chance for a head coach of color was not observed in any of the ten seasons included in the original data set.Īlso maintaining the patterns of the original study were the main pipelines for head coaches, namely offensive coordinator (OC) and defensive coordinator (DC) positions. It is noteworthy that Ron Rivera, who was fired by the Carolina Panthers, was subsequently hired by the Washington Football Team for the 2020-21 season. In the 2019-20 season, there was one outgoing head coach of color and three outgoing white head coaches.
Overall, the patterns described in the original study did not change with the additional season’s data. The Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University, with the help of the Paul Robeson Center at the University of Central Florida, sought to answer this question.Īs an update to these analyses, we examined the coach hiring and firing data from the 2019-20 NFL season. The push for greater representation of coaches of color within the NFL has been well documented, especially since adoption of the Rooney Rule 1 in 2003.
See the most updated version of this Field Study that includes data ranging from 2003, at the inception of the Rooney Rule. What can we say about the NFL’s hiring of coaches of color?
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