Former Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said on Wednesday the NFL's proposed minority hiring incentives are "definitely offensive."
The NFL proposed a slate of incentives for hiring minority coaches and executives on May 15. The plan would allow teams to jump six spots in the third round for hiring a minority head coach. A team would jump 10 spots by hiring a person of color as its general manager.
“It was offensive, definitely offensive,” Lewis told the Baltimore Sun's Mike Preston regarding the NFL's proposal. “It was like having Jim Crow laws.