Thus far, four out of the six head coaches hired are people of color.

Four of the six head coaches the NFL has hired this cycle are coaches of color.

The Patriots promoted Jerod Mayo, the Raiders promoted Antonio Pierce, and the Falcons hired Raheem Morris—three Black coaches.

As a Mexican-American hired by the Panthers, Dave Canales is the only Hispanic coach in the National Football League.

Canales is reportedly the fifth Latino head coach in NFL history, after Ron Rivera, Brian Flores, Tom Flores, and Tom Fears, according to Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports.

In an effort to increase the proportion of minorities hired for executive, general manager, and head coaching roles, the NFL established and expanded the Rooney Rule. For 2024, the numbers are higher.

There are now six Black head coaches in the NFL thanks to Morris, Pierce, and Mayo. They join Todd Bowles, DeMeco Ryans, and Mike Tomlin. While Jets coach Robert Saleh is Lebanese, Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel identifies as multiracial.

With the positions of the Seahawks and Commanders still unfilled, the NFL still has work to do, but at this point it has nine minority head coaches.

Between 2019 and 23 there were just three Black head coaches in the league at the start of each season.