New Orleans (CNN) -- Suddenly, after years of the National Football League advancing toward the end zone of equality in its hiring practices, diversity has been smacked for a sack and a fumble. Let's get the brutal numbers out of the way, and then I'll move to the contradiction to everything I just said, which is the brilliant career of Ozzie Newsome. I mean, among the recent vacancies in the NFL, where 70% of the players are black, there were eight openings for head coaches and seven for general managers. None were filled by minorities. Zero. Zilch. How strange, because this is a 93-year-old league whose most impressive guy at running a franchise these days is darker than Vince Lombardi of the past and Bill Belichick of the present.
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70% of NFL players are black but no recent head coach or GM spots were filled by minorities
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Baltimore Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome is the NFL's first black general manager
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Newsome has been the Ravens' general manager since 2002
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Under Newsome, the Ravens have reached the playoffs seven times
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