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Sports analyst Emmanuel Acho has highlighted a stark disparity in NFL head coaching tenures. His analysis reveals that Black head coaches face significantly higher rates of dismissal after their first season compared to their White counterparts.
Acho, a former NFL linebacker, presented these findings amid the recent firings of Antonio Pierce by the Raiders and Jerod Mayo by the New England Patriots.
Speaking on "The Facility Show" on Jan. 8, 2025, Acho broke down the hiring and firing patterns in NFL coaching over the past decade. He used concrete numbers to illustrate the disparity:
"By number, white head coaches are one and done more often than black head coaches, but by percentage, it completely pales in comparison. 11% of white head coaches are one and done. 35% of black head coaches are one and done," said Acho.
