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New Patriots Head Coach Discusses ‘Racism’ In NFL [WATCH]
American Tribune ^ | January 19, 2024 | By Jason Robertson

Posted on 01/19/2024 9:18:06 AM PST by Red Badger

The New England Patriots have filled a gap in the organization that was left behind when Bill Belichick and the team parted ways by hiring Jerod Mayo to be the team’s next head coach. Mayo, an African American coach, focused on his race and what he considered a “problem” in the NFL.

Mayo is the fifteenth head coach in the New England Patriot’s history and has big shoes to fill, following directly on the heels of Bill Belichick, one of the greatest coaches in NFL history. Mayo was a first-round draft pick by the Patriots in 2008 and went on to spend his entire career playing for the team. Mayo had a successful career and also played under Belichick, so he has an understanding of what it takes to be a winner in New England.

During the introductory press conference, Mayo and Kraft discussed being a black head coach in the NFL and the decision-making process that brought the organization to hire their newest man. Owner Robert Kraft went first, explaining the decision-making process for hiring the new head coach.

Kraft was clear that the team went about the hiring process without skin color in mind. He said that at the end of the day, when the game was over, his only thought about a head coach is now they perform. He said, “I’m really colorblind in terms of I know what I feel like on Sunday when we lose, and I can just tell you that after my family, my passion is with the New England Patriots, and there’s something else very close second, but winning at the Patriots is my passion.”

Kraft went on to explain that the team went about their head coach search, simply seeking out the best talent that was available to bring into the fold. In the case of Mayo, Kraft explains, this was a case of finding the best possible candidate, who “happens to be a man of color.”

Mayo gave his take next, explaining that, unlike Robert Kraft, he does see color and is ready to set a good example that encourages teams around the league to hire more black coaches. Mayo said, “What I will say, though, is I do see color because I believe if you don’t see color, you can’t see racism. Whatever happens, Black, white, disabled person — even someone with disabilities, for the most part people are like — when they’re young, they kind of make the spot hot. Younger people know what that means.”

Mayo continued on, explaining that he believes he could be able to fix a list of “problems” that he refers to but does not explicitly lay out. Seemingly, the issues that he sees are ones that do not need enumerating due to being obvious.

He said, “It goes back to whatever it is, Black, white, yellow, it really doesn’t matter, but it does matter so we can try to fix the problem that we all know we have.” For Mayo, on-field success is the best option if he hopes to make waves in the NFL. Watch him here:

VIDEO AT LINK................


TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans; Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: bidensfault; blacksupremacy; mayo; negrofootballleague; nfl; nflfans4blm; obamasfault; patriots; traitorswatchnfl
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To: Red Badger

Won’t be long before the first female NFL head coach is named. “Diversity” is our strength, ya know.


21 posted on 01/19/2024 9:30:51 AM PST by Dan in Wichita
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To: Red Badger

When will people wake up to the fact that this racial issue is by design to cause hatred amongst people? People need to carry two pieces of paper with them. The pieces of paper need to be white and black. NO ONE you know will be the color of those two pieces of paper! NO ONE! Have each person hold out their hand and show their palms against the papers. Racist people have to create division to support their hatred of other people. Your qualifications are based upon your skills and not your physical attributes.


22 posted on 01/19/2024 9:31:51 AM PST by missnry (The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals crazy!)
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To: Red Badger

Yeah this is going to go well.


23 posted on 01/19/2024 9:31:58 AM PST by DarrellZero
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To: EEGator

When It comes to politics on this forum, sometimes I have to double check that I’m not on DU. 😏


24 posted on 01/19/2024 9:32:01 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Red Badger

Well, isn’t that special.


25 posted on 01/19/2024 9:33:22 AM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope. )
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To: Red Badger

Yup. Maybe they should have had this type of discussion before hiring.

Clearly this guy will make decisions based on color.


26 posted on 01/19/2024 9:34:31 AM PST by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: Red Badger

If he was the best choice then he was the best choice!

You make yourself into a hypocrite when you say that race had nothing to do with your hire and then go on to expound upon race.


27 posted on 01/19/2024 9:36:28 AM PST by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: dfwgator

The black community has been “very concerned” since they found out blacks are a minority in major league baseball.......but in the nfl and nba they feel the ratios are completely fair.


28 posted on 01/19/2024 9:37:45 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Red Badger
This boy just cannot help himself.
I suggest he trade away all of the "white players" who, from his unabashed racist perspective, he so despises.
29 posted on 01/19/2024 9:40:00 AM PST by glennaro (Never give up ... never give in ... never surrender ... and enjoy every minute of doing so.)
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To: Red Badger

One more reason to not watch the NFL... or just about any other sport.

This affirmative action hire will do as well as the one that Harvard hired.


30 posted on 01/19/2024 9:41:22 AM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: glennaro
I suggest he trade away all of the "white players" who, from his unabashed racist perspective, he so despises.

Yeah, what white player would want to get traded to that team?

31 posted on 01/19/2024 9:42:33 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: Red Badger

Non-ending, entrenched ambiguity of the discussion allows racist blacks to justify the permanent and unrelenting attacks by accusing Whitey of KKK-level racism, and tries to enforce a culture that will ultimately justify the elimination of white people’s individual rights prior to their ultimate elimination period. This is the exact arc that was perpetuated in Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia in their early days.


32 posted on 01/19/2024 9:43:49 AM PST by GOP Congress
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To: Red Badger
"I do see color because I believe if you don’t see color, you can’t see racism."

That's got to be about as contradictory a statement one can say. It's like when Captain Kirk would use paradoxes to talk computers to death.


33 posted on 01/19/2024 9:44:02 AM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Red Badger

I can’t stand Boston, so I really don’t care about them. The problem is this idiocy poisons the thinking of the citizenry.


34 posted on 01/19/2024 9:44:09 AM PST by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump. )
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To: Red Badger

He sounds like that other affirmative hire Camel-a Harris.


35 posted on 01/19/2024 9:45:14 AM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: Red Badger

Patriots had a historically unprecedented, and likely non-repeatable run of success.

All indications, including Mayo, are that they are now undergoing the unavoidable, long, and painful reversion to the mean.


36 posted on 01/19/2024 9:45:51 AM PST by PGR88
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To: Red Badger

Oh, barf, I am tired of the whining. I saw 40 years of improving race relation until Obama came along in 2008, and it all went to Hell. I’m done with the whole thing. I’ll probably say something extremely politically incorrect if someone whines like this in my presence.


37 posted on 01/19/2024 9:46:36 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Red Badger

Those who can, do.
Those who can’t, cry racism.


38 posted on 01/19/2024 9:47:36 AM PST by No Party Affiliation
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To: Red Badger

“If you don’t see color you can’t see racism “ is the talking point dejour of the left. I’ve heard that very same verbiage a few places this past week. It’s all part of the setup.


39 posted on 01/19/2024 9:47:59 AM PST by rickomatic
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To: z3n

He was the ONLY choice.

AFAIK, Kraft did not interview anybody. This guy was already there....................


40 posted on 01/19/2024 9:48:06 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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