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NFL continues to make progress on minority hiring

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Friday, January 19, 2007

In league circles, it is often referred to as "the pipeline," the imaginary on-ramp which links NFL assistants with loftier aspirations to the potential fast-lane existence as a head coach. Use it in a sentence, you say? No problem. Here's one we've heard parroted at league meetings for the past several years: We've got to get more minority candidates into the pipeline. The good news: During the current head coach hiring cycle, the pipeline was broadened again. There is still work to be done, ...

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