MIAMI -- Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, clarifying comments this week in which he said he identified "as a human being," affirmed that his racial background is not something he simply identifies as -- it's what he is.
"First and foremost, I'm biracial. My mom's white, my dad's Black. I've been extremely proud of that my whole life," McDaniel told ESPN on Friday. "It is a unique experience, being a race and then fully acknowledging that most outside observers, when they perceive you, they identify you as something other than the race you are. When you're younger and that is happening, it's very, very confusing.