Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy was denied a head coach job in Arizona despite leading his team to success in this year's Super Bowl.
CNN's Jake Tapper said Kansas City Chiefs offense coordinator Eric M. Bieniemy was denied the position of head coach because he is Black.
"It was the Eagles defensive coach Jonathan Gannon who was just asked to be the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, passing over, once again, the superbly talented Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator, Eric Bieniemy, who helped his team get to three Super Bowls and win two Vince Lombardi trophies just since 2018," the host of"The Lead with Jake Tapper" said.
"So, let's just ask the question on the table. Would Eric Bieniemy be a head coach today if he were White?" Tapper asked. Costas pointed out that while today there are only four Black head coaches, in 2018 the season began with seven.
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