The special edition logo for Latino Heritage Month features a squiggle of yellow on top of the N of the NFL's shield to make it look like an Ñ.
, the league painted"End Racism" and"It Takes All Of Us" in the end zones, invited players to wear helmet decals honoring victims of racial violence and played the Black national anthem"Lift Every Voice and Sing" before every Week 1 game.. In 2019, a SSRS/Luker on Trends Sports Poll reported that there were 30.2 million fans of the league in the United States, a 5% growth from the previous year and an all-time high.
Despite this, there has been a decrease of representation among players. The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport reported in 2019 that of the 1,657 players surveyed, only eight identified as Hispanic or Latino, making up 0.5% of the league. Three years earlier, the numbers found 18 players out of 2,257, making up 0.8%.
In 2021, Tom Flores, the league's first Latino head coach and quarterback, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He won four Super Bowls between his time as a player, assistant coach and head coach. He was nominated and rejected by the voting committee twice before finally receiving a bust in Canton. of receiving the honor. “It’s just an honor to be in that room, knowing that you’re going to be there forever.
“I do think about my influences and what I can do for the next wave, because for me, Tom Flores was that influence," Washington Football Team coach and former Chicago Bears linebacker
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