In his column “Why There Aren’t More Black Coaches in the NFL” (Upward Mobility, Feb. 9), Jason Riley states that 122 head coaches have been hired since 2003, and 17 of them weren’t white. That’s about 14%—right around the percentage of the U.S. population that is black. Not every one of these nonwhite coaches were black, but nearly all were. This is nearly a perfect quota achievement, by the flawed logic of “disparate impact” and quotas.

But wow—about 70% of NFL players are black. I guess the majority of them will have to...

Cam Akers of the Los Angeles Rams is tackled at the Super Bowl in Inglewood, Calif., Feb. 13.

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In his column “Why There Aren’t More Black Coaches in the NFL” (Upward Mobility, Feb. 9), Jason Riley states that 122 head coaches have been hired since 2003, and 17 of them weren’t white. That’s about 14%—right around the percentage of the U.S. population that is black. Not every one of these nonwhite coaches were black, but nearly all were. This is nearly a perfect quota achievement, by the flawed logic of “disparate impact” and quotas.

But wow—about 70% of NFL players are black. I guess the majority of them will have to be fired to correct this blatant disparity. The status quo isn’t fair; it is disparate impact favoring blacks. Oh, wait—never mind. The NFL is a meritocracy.

Stephen J. Hellebusch

Dallas