Former Bears head coach becomes the second active Black NFL coach in the league
Earlier today, the Houston Texans announced that Lovie Smith will be their next head coach.
Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores dropped a bombshell last week when he filed a lawsuit accusing all 32 NFL teams of racial discrimination. At that moment, the NFL only had one black coach, Mike Tomlin (Pittsburgh Steelers). The NFL's commissioner, Roger Goodell, wrote a memo to the NFL teams that the results of this hiring cycle have been "unacceptable" in terms of diversity. This news will probably help the cause.
Lovie Smith spent over 9 years with the Bears. He had a pretty decent track record in Chicago. He had a win-loss record of 81-63 in the regular season and he won 3 playoffs games. His team also reached the super bowl in 2006. He also spent 5 seasons as the head coach at the University of Illinois.
I think the former Bears head coach could be a great hire. He will have a lot of work to do since he is now the coach of one of the worst teams in football. We wish him the best of luck.
