NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent, who played a strong hand in pushing diversity initiatives introduced by the league last week, said nepotism is among the biggest hurdles minority coaches face moving up in the ranks.
He told Peter Kingof NBC Sports:
"Other people would like to bring on their brother-in-law, or their brother, or work with their father. But it becomes a barrier to entry, a barrier to mobility. It's a fact that continues to grow. And now they share each other's kids. 'You hire my buddy or you hire my kid's son, you're my nephew and because they grew up in the same tree, got the same agent'.