The NFL Accelerator Program, once limited to minorities and women, now includes white men among its 34 participants meeting with club owners.
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’ The story about the NFL's Accelerator Program, which kicks off Monday to introduce up-and-coming coaches and front-office people to club owners with the hope it increases their future It should be that two former quarterbacks — Josh McCown and Mike Kafka — are in the program hoping to become head coaches. It should be that former head or interim head coaches — Mike McDaniel, Kafka, Darren Rizzi, David Shaw and Jeff Ulbrich — are trying to become NFL head coaches again.
The story could even be that family ties are still in play for the league because Mike Bradway's father is longtime NFL executive Terry Bradway's son, Adam Berry is the twin brother of Browns general manager Andrew Berry, and John McKay's father is longtime NFL executive Rich McKay, who is former Buccaneers and USC coach John McKay's son. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addresses the crowd before the start of a Play Football Prospect Clinic with Special Olympics athletes in Detroit on April 24, 2024.
All this is notable about the Accelerator Program, except that the story that glows in neon about the program now is instead about race. Black or White. The NFL made it about race in 2022 when it established the Accelerator Program in order to"build a stronger pipeline of talent to the league’s most senior coaching and front office positions by providing leadership development and opportunities for networking directly with club owners.
" The program put potential coaches, general managers and team presidents in meeting settings with owners in order to put them on track to be hired. Except the NFL limited those meeting opportunities to Black people. And women. And other minorities.
Rich McKay, Atlanta Falcons CEO and Competition Committee chairman, listens as Jeff Miller, NFL executive vice president of communications, addresses reporters about rules changes at the NFL owners meetings in Orlando, Fla. , on March 25, 2024. This year, there are 34 NFL coaches and front office people in the Accelerator Program and they will be meeting with owners indiversity, equity and inclusion push, was going to even the proverbial playing field for minority job candidates.
It mostly did not, as only one head coach and two general managers were hired after participating. That has changed this year. So, perhaps the stories coming out of the program in the future won't be about race.
Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs greeted former Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, now the Chicago Bears running backs coach, alongside Chiefs head coach Andy Reid before the NFL preseason game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. , on Aug. 22, 2025. Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel speaks with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa during the fourth quarter against the Buffalo Bills at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. , on Sept. 25, 2022.
New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn instructs staff during the first half against the Miami Dolphins in Miami Gardens, Fla. , on Sept. 29, 2025. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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