Former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis expresses his opinion about a proposed NFL plan to incentivize minority hiring with draft picks - a move reportedly tabled by owners - in a commentary by Baltimoresun.com's Mike Preston.
Preston writes that "it appeared the NFL had moved beyond this at the turn of the century but apparently it didn’t, which is why it was offering an incentive for hiring an African American general manager" - which "in itself was embarrassing to blacks, and to the NFL.