Social Media Has A Fit After So Many Black Head Coaches Got Fired After NFL Season (TWEETS)

January 1, 2019, 5:32pm EST (Updated: October 27, 2022, 12:35am)By Darrelle Lincoln

The Monday following the final week of the NFL season has forever been known as Black Monday, because teams usually make their decisions to either stay with their current head coach after a bad season or part ways with them after a bad season.

Black Monday took on a whole new meaning this week after eight head coaches got served their walking papers.

Among them were four African-American coaches, Marvin Lewis of the Cincinnati Bengals, Todd Bowles of the New York Jets, Vance Joseph of the Denver Broncos and Steve Wilks of the Arizona Cardinals, not to mention Hue Jackson who was fired during the season by the Cleveland Browns.

That leaves just two Black head coaches remaining in Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Anthony Lynn of the Los Angeles Chargers.

Something about this past Monday really struck a cord with different fan bases, so many of them took to Twitter and made their voices known about the removal of so many minority head coaches in a sport that is dominated by Black players.

Interesting. Black HCs get fired, often have to drop down to coordinators or position coaches waiting for a chance. Unproven white coaches often get HC consideration quickly. Yes, another racial observation. Don’t like it, unfollow me. Just pointing out curious trends. https://t.co/0M1u0ERvY6
— Mike Jones (@ByMikeJones) December 31, 2018

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Since nobody else will say it, of the 7 black head coaches that started the 2018 NFL season, only 2 remain.

Good luck Mike Tomlin & Anthony Lynn.
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) December 31, 2018

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Why is it that NFL teams seem to give up on black head coaches so much more quickly than white coaches? What the Cardinals did with Steve Wilks — one year! — is just wrong.
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) January 1, 2019

Hue Jackson
Marvin Lewis
Todd Bowles
Steve Wilks
Vance Joseph

The NFL firing its black head coaches this season like pic.twitter.com/DCakKjUpBh
— The Undefeated (@TheUndefeated) December 31, 2018

In a league 70% African American, there are now two(!) Black head coaches after today’s hiring. Shameful numbers. Failure of a Rooney Rule without teeth and owners who will nearly always bend towards whiteness.
— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) December 31, 2018

For black head coaches there is no margin for error, no patience. You have to be able to immediately get results. No matter how unrealistic that might be. https://t.co/f5Qzq91AJM
— Carl Reed (@CoachReedLive) December 24, 2018

There are currently two black coaches in the league — Anthony Lynn & Mike Tomlin. Ron Rivera in Carolina makes three minority coaches. The Rooney Rule is going to be put to a big test in this cycle.
— Judy Battista (@judybattista) December 31, 2018

The normal NFL coaching firings are always brutal but this year will be particularly bad. The number of black head coaches will drop precipitously. The number of African-Americans in key front office positions will be practically nonexistent. This is a dire time for the sport.
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) December 30, 2018

Black NFL head coaches are dropping like flies. There were seven at the beginning of the season. With Marvin Lewis’ firing, only two remain: Mike Tomlin in Pittsburgh and Anthony Lynn with the LA Chargers.
— Cedric Golden (@CedGolden) December 31, 2018

Black NFL head coaches fired in ‘18: Hue Jackson, Marvin Lewis, Todd Bowles, Steve Wilks, Vance Joseph.

Black NFL head coaches left: Mike Tomlin, Anthony Lynn.

~70% of NFL players are black.

Consistent with America’s workforce: Black ppl carry labor, rarely empowered to lead.
— Master (@MasterTes) December 31, 2018

When all the black NFL head coaches are getting fired on Black Monday pic.twitter.com/UVTb9LLZ2S
— Master (@MasterTes) December 31, 2018