Last month, the NFL canceled its Accelerator program, raising eyebrows with the decision to scrap the initiative designed to improve diversity hiring practices for head coaches and front office positions.
Lost amid the contentious tush push debate, the league gave reasons for the cancellation one week before the coaches’ Accelerator program was supposed to take place at the owners meetings in Minnesota, saying it needed to take a step back to “reimagine the program” and make it “as impactful as possible.”
