The Cincinnati Bengals released a statement in response to a USA Today report Thursday showing they have the least-diverse staff in the NFL with five non-white coaches.
"This organization and its founders have a long-standing history of supporting diversity in the NFL dating back to 1946 when [team founder] Paul Brown signed Marion Motley and Bill Willis, breaking pro football's color barrier," the Bengals said.
Cincinnati head coach Zac Taylor, whose staff features 16 white coaches, said the league has a "ways to go" to overcome systemic racism within the coaching ranks.
"I know we've worked really hard here at the Cincinnati Bengals, and our ownership has done a great job of that," he said.