[Dan from Michigan]

Bullsh*t.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Shakedown in the NFL. What a joke.

[Bikers4Bush]

Puke.

[HenryLeeII]

How can you interview someone if they turn you down? Besides, Millen et al in the Lions organization wanted Mariucci, who has a proven track record and is (I believe) from the Detroit area. He's the only candidate he wanted. Even other white coaches knew it would be a waste of time to interview. But, I'm sure 50% is being siphoned off to the Jesse Jackson Offspring Payoff Fund...

[bird4four4]

As an Eagle fan I can look back at Ray Rhoads, who was black. He inherited a good team, won coach of the year his rookie season. The next two years were dismal to say the least. 3-13 is nothing to brag about. Then in comes Andy Reid, and the past two years they've gone to the NFC champion game. Coaches are paid and expected to win, not be a minority.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The NFL is a joke!! This is the same league that said Brittney Spears was a bad influence to their athletes who beat up women (and kill, in the case of Rae Carruth) and do drugs.

[Mr. Jeeves]

I'll bet the NFL ends up donating the fine as protection money to one of Jackson's shakedown "charities".

[chiefqc]

Hey they did'nt interview me, I think I'm going to sue.

[discostu]

Let's see the salary cap this year is a touch over 60 million. A 200G fine leveled at the team would be... not even a slap on the wrist. Pure symbolism. Which is good this doesn't deserve substance.

[dead]

If I was an NFL owner, and knew I wanted to hire a coach who happened to be white, I would really break the NFL's collective balls.

I'd make sure the cameras were there when I interviewed a bunch of mental patients who happened to be the "right color" just to make a mockery of the whole stupid concept.

[mountaineer]

Wasn't that top-notch coach Dennis Green available?

[BMiles2112]

"we continue to enthusiastically support all initiatives which promote diversity in hiring with respect to coaching and front office positions in the NFL"

Oh, I see, this only applies to coaching and front office positions.

remain proud of the Lions' long-standing record of diversity within our employment ranks

Uhh, has anyone seen the Lions roster? It just screams diversity - black, black, black, black, black, black, kicker, black, QB, black, etc....

If you're going to force a team into stupid hiring practices, at least make them be consistently stupid, so we can see our stellar W-L record plummet even further.

[Mr. Bird]

While I think the NFL's position on this is preposterous, the Lions' mistake was flouting the new guidelines within months of their implementation.

The No Fun League has plenty of stupid self-flagellating rules and regulations, and this is one of them. BUT, it's their league....

[PatrioticAmerican]

"Sorry we lost, but, hey, we had to have a minority as a coach, or else."

[Unicorn]

Jessie Jackson will be proud.

[CounterCounterCulture]

NFL = No F****** Logic

[somemoreequalthanothers]

I wonder, how many black coaches in the NFL will be enough? When would we no longer have to fine teams for not conducting token interviews? If blacks make up, say, 14% of the U.S. population, but above 50% of the players, are players of other races entitled to affirmative action? Yet another example of some being 'more equal than others'.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Freep the NFL...death to your racism!

[HurkinMcGurkin]

That's funny, I heard several black coaches declined an interview because they knew Marriuchi was the Lions' man.

[mhking]

Aw, crud. Don't matter... Just one week of exile left...

Saturday 8/2, 5A ET, Tokyo - American Bowl
(Rebroadcast at 8P ET on ESPN)

 

Monday 8/4, 8P ET, Canton, OH - Hall of Fame Game (ABC)

 

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