At the moment, there are more minority general managers in the National Football League than there are minority head coaches. I can’t say with certainty but I expect this is a first in the history of the league. That is actually significant considering that fairly recently and for quite a while, the Baltimore Ravens’ Ozzie Newsome was the only minority general manager.
After he stepped back into another role, there were two—the Cleveland Browns’ Andrew Berry and the Miami Dolphins’ Chris Grier. Last year’s hiring cycle saw the hiring of Martin Mayhew for the Washington Football Team and Brad Holmes by the Detroit Lions.