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Why most NFL head coaches are white – behind the NFL’s abysmal record on diversity

"On the other hand, research does show that leaders and organizations make a difference in who gets hired. For example, an analysis from Arizona State University’s Global Sports Institute shows that seven NFL teams have hired only white head coaches."

ASU Cronkite School Of Journalism And Mass Communication And Global Sport Institute Announces New Partnership With NBCU News Group’s NBCU Academy

Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Global Sport Institute will participate in NBCU News Group’s NBCU Academy, a multiplatform journalism training and development program for four-year university and community college students that provides education, on-campus training and online programming.

Analysis: Brian Flores faces hurdles in NFL case but may create transparency in NFL hiring

“I have said, especially after the last hiring season and in the midst of this one, that it is going to take a lawsuit or legislative action to change things,” said Kenneth Shropshire, CEO of the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University and an attorney. “I had no optimism about either happening. For the individual who brings the lawsuit, it could potentially be career ending. I also don’t know how you legislate around this.”