“What percentage is the black population?”
13.6%
But But But. Since DEI is so popular, the NFL football teams should comply, but but but they don’t. Why? Because they want the best. . .
“...they want the best. . .
Who wants the best. Did you happen to notice there are no majority owners of any NFL team? AS of September of 2022, and despite the fact that about 60 percent of the players in the NFL are black, only 3 of the current 32 head coaches (9 percent) are African American.
The NFL draft serves as the “final exam” to measure each team’s scouting acumen. Teams draw from thousands of scouting reports, medical evaluations and personal interactions and behavior to decide which players can turn around a struggling franchise or fill in gaps to make a good team into an exceptional one.
Before teams get a shot at drafting players, NFL Football Operations must verify players’ eligibility. This means compiling background information on every player entering the draft in one central database — an exhaustive process that calls for the Football Operations team to review applicable college teams’ media guides and contact coaches and administrators to verify information. Only after the research is conducted can the NFL draft process begin in earnest.
The draft provides a chance for about 250 of the nation’s finest athletes to live out the dream they’ve been preparing for all their young lives: a chance to play in the NFL. Seven rounds of selections and an additional 32 compensatory picks awarded to select teams determine who has made the grade.
Tens of thousands of college players are left on the outside looking in. Those players left undrafted don’t need to abandon their NFL dreams. Thanks to the league’s legion of scouting events and player development programs, athletes will have networked with personnel and can still land on a team’s training camp roster or practice squad. But remember, those numbers are already set so the chances are more than limited.
These young men have won the lottery, right? Well, not quite yet. Having already been in the select 0.01% of the top 1.6% of the top 7.3% of the nation, the chosen players might be dismayed to learn that only 30% of those drafted will ever make it onto an NFL roster in the league and with time with possibly short term contracts to fill gaps till someone else is traded for or the original gets healthy.
Before teams get a shot at drafting players, NFL Football Operations must verify players’ eligibility. This means compiling background information on every player entering the draft in one central database — an exhaustive process that calls for the Football Operations team to review applicable college teams’ media guides and contact coaches and administrators to verify information. Only after the research is conducted can the NFL draft process begin in earnest.
In 2020, 49 rookies started in week 1 rosters with 32 teams. That’s the same number for 2019. And this was for all the parts of the teams: offense, defense, punt, kickoff, and hands teams at an average. That’s less than 2% of the first year players for all those slots. Make sure you finish your degree.
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