Sparkling in a spotlight of progress, the National Football League celebrates its dance with diversity, according to an annual report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at Central Florida. Swaying to a new rhythm, the NFL high-steps to its highest mark since the studies swung into motion in 1988, with a B-plus overall grade, a pulsating crescendo of change. Balancing gender and racial hiring, the league holds a B-plus and a steady B, respectively, in its performance in the symphony of diversity.
And like in most performances, there remain a few jarring notes sounding awakening alarms, especially in the stately ranks of ownership. But conducting the march to unity, TIDES Director, Adrien Bouchet, confidently assures us that the orchestra of improvements belts largely good news.
