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Reflections on Black Excellence and the NFL’s Role in Driving Generational Impac

By Troy VincentMarch 10, 2023

To fulfill its responsibility to the Black community, the National Football League partnered with the HBCU Week Foundation to provide high school students with $10,000 scholarships to attend an HBCU. Also, the league has allocated $125 million toward closing the wealth-equity gap by partnering with Black-owned companies. NFL Votes focuses on voter education, registration, and activation. The NFL also is filling a pipeline of diverse coaching candidates at all levels.

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General Manager Forum and Quarterback Summit Helps Black Coaches Excel in the NFL

Amanda Scurlock, Sport Editor July 7, 2022

Both the Forum and the Summit brought together several African American personnel from different franchises and college programs to give them resources to help them secure high-profile positions in the NFL.

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NFL’s 2021 Opportunity to Diversify Team Ownership

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers AssociationFebruary 4, 2021

As we approach the 55th NFL Superbowl next Sunday in Tampa, Florida amidst the continued national spread of COVID-19, I believe that the time has come for the close-knit group of team owners in the National Football League (NFL) to take the necessary steps to open the door to African American business leaders who hope to join that exclusive club of owners.

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NFL Executives on Diversity: ‘We’ve Got to Do Better’

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentDecember 17, 2020

“When you look at mobility of Black men and Black women in professional sports, it’s poor,” said Troy Vincent, the league’s executive vice president of football operations. The only person in a higher post in the NFL is Commissioner Roger Goodell.

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NFL to use advisory committee to avoid conflicts of interest

BARRY WILNER, Associated PressAugust 21, 2020

The NFL will consult an advisory committee made up of former coaches, general managers and players on such issues as postponing, moving or even canceling games this season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Troy Vincent, the league’s football operations chief, said Wednesday that the advisers, who will report to Commissioner Roger Goodell, will help avoid any “inequities” in those decisions. Vincent did not identify any members of the panel, saying he was awaiting their approval to do so.