Did you know the greatest share of players by ethnic group in the National Football League are black or African American athletes?
This majority constitutes over half of the players within the #NFL. Despite the large population of Hispanic or Latino people within the United States, there is a substantial underrepresentation within the NFL, with only 0.5 percent of players identifying as such.
According to the AP and most recent figures available, 57.5 percent of NFL players were Black or African American.
As the Super Bowl approaches this weekend, only 18 percent of NFL head coaches hired in the past 25 years have been Black, despite players of color making up over half the league. The NFL vows to continue diversity efforts amid broader rollbacks. nfl coach diversity
- In 2024, about 36.6 percent of NFL assistant coaches were African American.
- In 2020, Jason Wright of the Washington Football Club became the first Black team president in NFL history.
The NFL reportedly has an unfortunate history of racist policies that excluded Black players. For example, in 1933, George Preston Marshall, the owner of the only NFL team in the South, secretly banned Black players.
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