# @rgiii on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUTy81VkhST
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-03T20:34:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Robert Griffin III (@rgiii) — https://gondola.cc/rgiii

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3 Reasons there aren’t more Black Head Coaches in the NFL.

-Circumstance
-Comfortability
-Access

It’s not a coincidence.

The NFL Head Coaching fraternity is hard to break into with the amount of great coaching candidates, nepotism and back scratching that occurs that makes it tough for former players to break into the profession and climb to positions that are coveted for Head Coaching jobs.

Often times owners and front office executives want to hire the people who are the best for the job, but are also the ones they are most comfortable with because they look like them, have the same or similar life experiences so they connect better with them and who they want to go golfing with.

BUT ACCESS is the issue that has clear examples of how black players don’t get the same treatment in coaching circles. That’s not an opinion. It’s a fact.

The fast track is real for some players.

Kellen Moore went from playing to QB Coach to Offensive Coordinator in 2 years after retiring and became the New Orleans Saints Head coach 8 years after retiring.  

Kevin O’Connell went from playing to coaching in 2015, was an OC in 4 years by 2019 and the Minnesota Vikings Head Coach in 7 years by 2022. FAST TRACK

Philadelphia Eagles OC Sean Mannion and Washington Commanders OC David Blough both went from playing to NFL Coaching staffs and OC in 3 years. FAST TRACK.

We’ve seen Black quarterbacks go into coaching in this same pipeline like Byron Leftwich who became an NFL coach in 2016 as a coaching intern and was the OC of the Buccaneers by 2019. But despite winning a Super Bowl with Tom Brady, he never got a chance to be an NFL Head Coach. 

In a league that is 70% black, the leadership should be more representative of the leagues players.

There are qualified Head Coaching candidates of all skin colors. 

They just want a chance to succeed or fail just like their competition when their resumes clearly say they have earned it.

#nfl  #football  #rg3  #instareels  #outtapocket

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