The New York Times – Sports:
Steve Wilks and Ray Horton added claims that the Arizona Cardinals and Tennessee Titans discriminated in their hiring practices, echoing Flores’s allegations that the league showed bias against Black coaches.
Category: National Football League
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Attorneys General Have ‘Grave Concerns’ About NFL’s Treatment of Female Employees
The New York Times – Sports:
Six state attorneys general, led by New York’s Letitia James, have “grave concerns” about reports of a workplace culture within the N.F.L. that is “overtly hostile to women.”
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Bruce Arians and Tampa Bay Gave the NFL a Diversity Blueprint It Shouldn’t Ignore
The New York Times – Sports:
His tactical retirement plan as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach created an opportunity for Todd Bowles and left a pipeline of experienced Black assistant coaches and coordinators.
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Retiring as Coach, Bruce Arians Joins the Buccaneers’ Front Office
The New York Times – Sports:
Arians left a previous retirement to coach Tampa Bay in 2019 and won a title after the 2020 season. Todd Bowles, the defensive coordinator and a former Jets head coach, will succeed him.
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NFL to Change Postseason Overtime Rule After Bills’ Playoff Loss
The New York Times – Sports:
Each team will get an overtime possession in playoff games.
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Brian Flores’s Lawsuit Looms Over N.F.L. Owners Meetings
The New York Times – Sports:
At its annual meeting, the league announced plans to increase diverse hiring practices, as John Mara, the Giants’ co-owner, called Flores’s claims of discrimination “false.”
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Hochul Weighs a $1.4 Billion Stadium for the Buffalo Bills
The New York Times – Sports:
Gov. Kathy Hochul is negotiating a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills, but some see such spending of taxpayer dollars as wasteful.
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Why Colin Kaepernick is Hosting Pop-Up Workouts
The New York Times – Sports:
As teams snatch up quarterbacks in free agency, Kaepernick has been quickly organizing workouts around the country and posting them to social media to campaign for his return to football.
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Introduced by the Browns, Deshaun Watson Denies Wrongdoing
The New York Times – Sports:
Introduced by his new team, the Cleveland Browns, the former Houston Texans quarterback vowed to keep fighting the 22 civil lawsuits filed by women who accused him of sexual misconduct.