That we think is all important. it s an inclusive process and hopefully an inclusive outcome. quite literally in the middle of asking you that question, morgan, when our producers said that goodell just answered it. what do you make of that? well, i mean, time will tell. this is a rulet that has been in place for some years and offer minority candidates a better shot at getting that head coaching job or other assistant coaching position in the nfl. but if you look at the sheer numbers right now as far as black head coaches in the league. that speaks for itself. we do know that brian flores interviewed for the houston texans head coaching job that was recently given to lovie smith, a black head coach in the nfl who had decades of experience. flores saying that while he was considered as a potential front-runner for that job, he believes he was ultimately
Excited about brian flores joining our coaching staff given his history of developing and teaching defensive players during his time in the nfl. brian s résumé speaks for itself, and i look forward to him adding his expertise to help our team. flores recently told cnn he was going forward with his lawsuit despite it possibly costing him a coaching job, and flores lawyers say his suit will still continue. the next hour of cnn starts now. tonight, tensions near a breaking point with russia building up an army around ukraine. vice president harris and ukrainian president zelensky sit for a face-to-face meeting. if russia further invades your country, we will impose swift and severe economic sanctions. the united states stands with ukraine. reporter: zelensky pleads for russian sanctions to be made public now. translator: after our country will be fired at or after we
As i can. but i think everything starts with the origin, the beginning. so let s go to the first dynasty with the celtics. then you have to talk about red arbach, a place that wasn t very kind in the area of boston. you have to admit that he not only faced that, but he faced it in a different way by making sure after they won all these titles that he reready with aed his best player bill russell with a coaching job to be the first ever african-american coach in the league. and he rewarded him by winning a championship. so i think when you start off in the league and it is intentional to be inclusive, then vestiges of those decisions continue to go throughout the legacy of the league. the structures seem very different as well. it is challenging to watch the nfl through the lens of, you know, these very wealthy white men who are overwhelming trump
Way, and winning national championships. stephanie gosk on a role model who is inspiring america. reporter: the university of south carolina did not just win the ncaa national championship they put a point on it actually, 15 points. over longtime basketball power house u-conn coach dawn staley after the game they were determined to be champions. reporter: coach stalely was determined to be a champion herself from the moment she took over the south carolina coaching job in 2008 while she had her eyes on toppling the u-conn huskies from their pedestal, her success, now two national championships, has meant much more. i hope i have given a beacon of hope for other black coaches because you can snatch success at this level when given an opportunity and when you work hard. reporter: staley was a star basketball player in her own right, playing for the wnba and winning three olympic gold medals. but a good player does not necessarily make a good coach