The former NFL coach says the league's hiring 'reeks of systemic racism.'
And Steichen follows Jeff Saturday, whom Colts owner Jim Irsay hired as interim coach last season despite the former center possessing zero NFL coaching experience.
Raye is celebrated as a pivotal figure in the history of the NFL and college football, as showcased with a stirring documentary, “The Indelible Legacy of Jimmy Raye,” that debuted with a screening during Super Bowl week and has aired on the NFL Network this month. Raye has heard the well-intentioned suggestion that he was “born too soon” on the timeline that ultimately resulted in NFL opportunities for Black quarterbacks. Born in the mid-1940s, he came of age during the Civil Rights era.
Art Shell was hired in 1989 as the first modern-day Black coach in NFL history, followed by Dennis Green and others. Tony Dungy — who grew up aspiring to become a quarterback like Raye — became the first Black coach to win a Super Bowl to cap the 2006 season, when a record seven Black coaches led NFL teams that included Super Bowl runner-up Lovie Smith.
A key knock on Bieniemy was that he didn’t call plays under Andy Reid. Of course, that didn’t prevent Matt Nagy and Doug Pederson from graduating to become head coaches.
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