breaking news for you in our sports lead. moments ago during a pre-super bowl press conference, nfl commissioner roger goodell faced some tough questions about the nfl s rather dismal record on hiring black and minority head coaches. with the recent hiring of lovie smith of the houston texans, the nfl now has only two black homes, despite black players making up roughly 70% of the league s players. this renewed scrutiny of the league s poor record comes following the class action lawsuit filed by the former miami dolphins home brian flores which alleged racial discrimination. andy is live for us in california just outside los angeles, the site of this sunday s super bowl. you were at this press conference. tell us what he had to say. reporter: it was a lot more of just talk with no real solutions. roger goodell has been asked about the lack of minority
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league in the world is will to reap the benefits of this tax exempt status but not willing to give lifetime health care to the players who risk their health and destroy their bodies for the league. today in an amazing moment during a pre super bowl press conference, a current nfl player showed up and challenged his own commissioner on that very issue. hey, roger. yes? vernon davis here. tight end for the san francisco 49ers. i know who you are, vernon. glad to have you here. thanks, roger. i appreciate it, buddy. roger, we play one of america s most dangerous and most lucrative games but still we have to fight for health benefits. we have to jump through loops for it. why doesn t the nfl offer free health care for life, especially for those suffering from brain injury? vernon, first off, we had lots of discussions about that in the collective bargaining process. we went back and approved a lot of our health benefits.