it comes on the heels of a major racial discrimination lawsuit from former coffins head coach, brian floresss. the post analysis title this, this is how nfl blocks black coaches. it finds that black coaches continue to be denied to positions in the nfl, that black coaches languish as assistance in positions before becoming real head coaches, and that when they were hired, black head coaches are hired to a higher standard and winning does not necessarily save them. the post saying that since 1990, black coaches have been twice as likely as others to be fired after leading a team to a regular season record of 500 or better. so let's discuss. former nfl receiver dante stewart -- both here to talk about this, good evening, gary. >> hey, don, how are you? >> i am doing well. it shows just how shocking this is verity's in the nfl actually are. nearly 60% of the players are black, the coaches are reportedly overlooked. just 9% of current and coaches are black. it shows that the nfl has a very serious problem here, no? >> i absolutely agree with you, but the nfl, as we read further into the article

it comes on the heels of a major racial discrimination lawsuit from former dolphins head coach, brian floress merit-less. so, the posts analysis title, this is how blocks black coaches. they find that black coaches are continually denied positions in the nfl, the black coaches languish at position coaches before becoming head coaches, and, that when they are hired, black coaches are held to a higher standard, and winning does not, necessarily, save them. the process, since 1990, black coaches have been twice as likely, as others, to be fired after leading a team to a regular season record of 500 or better. so, let's discuss. former nfl receiver, dante stallworth, and cnn contributor, carrie champion, both here to talk about this. good evening, carrie. the post analysis -- >> it shows just how shocking the disparities in the nfl, actually, are. nearly 60% of the players are black, but coaches are, reportedly, overlooked. just 9% of current head coaches are black, showing that the nfl has a very serious problem here, no? >> absolutely, i agree with you. but the nfl, as we read further into tha

brian flores fired in january filed a lawsuit accusing the league of its teams engaging in hiring practicesow one of the five bylines on "the washington post's" michael lee who is the sports reporter on diversity issues. michael, i would think that the nfl owners would be prepared to hire satan if they thought the devil was going to win them the super bowl and make them money. >> well, i think the one issue that we discovered, at least in the nfl, probably every walk of life, is that when it comes to black coaches and the opportunities that they've been given in the nfl it really comes down to what your vision is of what a leader is, and what you imagined as a man that can step on the field and get the men out there to win games. and for a lot of these owners, many of whom who have inherited teams when they think about a leader, a black man doesn't fill that equation in their mind of what they see, what they expect to see. so that's one of the things that has to be changed the hearts and minds of people making those decisions because right now when it comes to leagues hiring black coaches t

brian flores who filed a class action suit after being fired by the miami dolphins earlier this yearey rule need to be totally scrapped? what needs to be put in its place? >> i'm thankful that there was a rooney rule. that it opened a door for minorities just to be interviewed. i think now the real change means you have ton very intentional on making sure the minority candidates have a legitimate chance at the job. it's one thing to interview for the job and another thing to truly interview for a job. i think we've all felt the weight of being in interviews where we didn't have a chance and you had to take the interview just so you can have maybe the next opportunity, i think is so important to understand the lay of the land, understand who the owners are, who the decision makers are, so you can get the best opportunity when you have that chance. >> your career, hue, is interest. in a way you're an anonly. you had the offensive coaching opportunities, and those are the opportunities that pave the way to a head coaching job. but what this report makes clear is those are the kinds of o

brian flores tired as the miami dolphins head coach as posting winning records in two of his seasons the league and the team. flores accused of bringing him in for sham interviews in the case of the giants for a head coaching job they had already decided to give to someone else. >> it was humiliating, to be quite honest. >> reporter: the nfl and the franchise named in the suit have denied wrongdoing, the nfl saying it's committed to equitable employment practices. many argue this isn't an issue with the league itself. >> at the end of the day, it's up to the owners. but there the post cites what it calls a cultural disconnect. the nfl has 31 majority team owners, 29 of them are white. >> i think it comes down to what you think a leader is, what a leader looks like and how that's going to work for your franchise. for a lot of the owners with that equation it doesn't add up to a black man being the guy. >> reporter: the nfl didn't react for comment. but troy vincent, the nfl's executive vice president of football operations told the post that the league has exhausted itself with progra

brian flores, fired as the miami dolphins head coach after posting winning records in two of his threeue and its teams. flores accused the new york giants and denver broncos of bringing him in for sham interviews. in the case of the giants, for a head coaching job they had already decided to give to someone else. >> it was humiliating. to be quite honest, there was disbelief, there was anger. >> reporter: the nfl and the franchises have denied wrongdoing. the nfl saying it's committed to equitable employment practices. many argue this isn't so much an issue with the league itself. >> at the end of the day, you know, it's really up to the owners. >> reporter: but there "the post" cites a cultural disconnect. the nfl has 31 majority team owners, 29 of them are white. >> i think that a lot of times just comes down to what you think a leader is, what a leader looks like, and how that's going to work for your franchise. for a lot of the owners when they do that equation, it doesn't add up to a black man being the guy. >> reporter: the nfl hasn't responded to cnn's request for comment. but t

but much like brian flores is still coaching in the league for the steelers, and much like kaepernickndon it, whether it's contributors, or his fans. i understand people who say i don't want anything to do with it. but i think we can also criticize the lead and call it an it's bs we'll still enjoying the product as we see fit. and also point out, yeah, there's three black head coaches. six other coaches of color. as many frustrations as there are in the nfl, there's reasons to celebrate us when it comes to the nfl. there are four black gm's -- excuse me for a black team president. through this off-season, sandra douglas morgan, first black woman, president of las vegas raiders. and then seven black general managers. there's pride -- progress on other fronts. we can still celebrate. >> we have a long way to go, we just saw what happens with the phoenix suns, on the nba side with his suspension. lebron james and chris paul were not very happy with, it but sadly we don't have time to get to that. we're trying to do a lot, you have to promised me we'll come back. i always big. you all rig

and then he voted for the first time as a republican in june for mayra flores in that special election in south texas. >> brianb schneider almost as rich as elon musk is he a comedian seems to come out on the right and a lot of blow back because of it. couple things going on here. number one they looked at joe rogan -- joe biden's background this guy is a liar. he lied about lift speech. lied about top of his class in syracuse. he lied about almost every story. they are still trying to find corn pop. almost everything about joe biden leading to this point he has been a failed presidential candidate until there was nobody else. and it listening to the podcast back. that's what they were discussing. but it's really hard to argue with the substance of a podcast when two guys are having a conversation based on fact. >> steve: so that group is asking spotify to terminate his $200 million contract but they have been asked that before and, of course he is still on the air. >> ainsley: he makes a lot of money but makes a lot of money forever the company as well. >> brian: ask neil young how the boycott work he is back