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NFL's Troy Vincent Says There's a 'Double Standard' for Black HCs Being Retained

Troy Vincent discussed the lack of diversity among coaches and pointed to the previous firings of Tony Dungy, Jim Caldwell and Steve Wilks as examples, per Mark Maske of the Washington Post:

"There is a double standard, and we've seen that. And you talk about the appetite for what's acceptable. Let's just go back to Tyrone Willingham at Notre Dame was fired after a winning season. Coach Dungy was let go in Tampa Bay after a winning season. So we have seen this. ... Coach Wilks, just a few years prior, was let go after one year.