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Tomlin calls minority hiring situation ‘a joke’

Now in his 14th season as head coach of the Steelers, Mike Tomlin has seen coaches come in go during his tenure with the Steelers.

What he hasn't seen is more minority coaching hires.

Speaking on "Good Morning Football" Thursday morning, Tomlin noted that there have been times during his tenure that there have been as many as eight minority head coaches in the league. As we enter the 2020 season, that number stands at four. In college football, just 14 of the 130 football programs have a minority head coach.

"From that perspective, it is a joke.