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NFL Exec Troy Vincent Calls Out Owners Over ‘Slave auction’ Combine
It may be the first time ever a Black man in their employ told the NFL’s white ownership that the combine looks like a slave auction to their faces.
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The Year of the Black Quarterback? Here Is What Black Gunslingers Did During Week 1 of the NFL Season
A record number of non-white QBs started for NFL teams during the opening week of the NFL season.
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About Damn Time: NFL Makes History With All-Black Referee Crew During Monday Night Football
If you watched Monday Night Football last night, not only were you treated to Tom Brady catching a glorious L at the hands of the Los Angeles Rams but for the first time in the history of the NFL, we were treated to an all-Black officiating crew. Lead by OG-triple-OG Jerome Boger, who’s got 17…
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Report: NFL Executive Tried to Keep Eric Reid Out of Meeting With Owners for Kneeling During Anthem
Troy Vincent—the NFL’s executive vice president of football operations—played a key role in bringing players and owners together to discuss and hash out their differences over players’ protests against inequality and police violence during the pregame national anthem. San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid has been one of the most consistent and vocal supporters of…
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NFL Executive Troy Vincent on Football, Leadership and Why the Player Protests Actually Worked
If you could choose one person who understands the controversy surrounding the NFL protests for justice and equality, someone who played more than a decade and a half in the NFL might have insight into the issue. If that person’s résumé included a stint as the head of the players union, a job working in…