• jordanlund@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    Weird take from the NFL.

    What’s the ratio of owners and coaches, white vs. black?

    32 NFL teams, 23 white coaches.

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2024/11/13/nfl-coaches-project-diversity-report-2024/75799491007/

    Owners?

    https://spotcovery.com/nfl-black-owners-the-leagues-ownership/

    “The NFL is still waiting for its first black majority owner.”

    "Forbes reports that there are only 15 black billionaires in the world. These include rapper Jay-Z, pop star Rihanna, Tiger Woods and LeBron James. However, their net worth isn’t enough to buy out a majority stake in an NFL team.

    For example, the Denver Broncos team was sold for $4.65 billion, a figure higher than their net worth. Plus, to buy an NFL team, you have to buy 30% of the stake, which means that buying the Broncos costs $2 billion in liquid cash. This is a figure that’s beyond what most wealthy black people in the United States can meet, hence keeping them out of ownership."

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      12 minutes ago

      That’s almost 30% black coaches. That’s over representation! They should fire some until they reach 14% representation like in the US general population. I can’t believe they would steal white mans jobs like that.

      /s

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      14 hours ago

      Geez, if the broncos are only ~$4.5B what’s to stop Leon from buying the entire NFL?!?!

      😱