This week, six coaches were fired. Two of the six are Black. With only three Black coaches before this week, that has caught the attention of many, including the group responsible for promoting the ...

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation will host its 20th Annual Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Salute to Excellence Awards on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at noon.

Homophobic slurs could also come under possible new rule. — -- The head of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, which monitors diversity in the NFL, expects the league to institute a rule where players ...

Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph in the second half of an NFL football game Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Vance Joseph’s first run as an NFL head coach ...

The Jacksonville Jaguars have continued to draw immense criticism for their hiring of former Iowa strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle as their new director of sports performance. This time, ...

The Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation has issued a statement regarding Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill’s detainment on Sunday morning for a traffic violation on Wednesday afternoon. “The Fritz Pollard ...

Gayle Benson was one of the more in-demand public figures during Super Bowl LIX week in New Orleans. The owner of the Saints and Pelicans is not only the face of some of the more upscale parties of ...

Last year, Fritz Pollard III attended a function at the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. Pollard III, the grandson of the pro football pioneer Fritz Pollard, ran into a nephew of George Halas, the ...

Mrs. Eleanor Towns, 98, Indianapolis, passed away on February 11, 2020. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the last surviving daughter of Fritz Pollard, the first Africa American head coach in the ...