Dan Le Batard thinks there are too many white NFL analysts, despite the racial makeup of his own company
Dan Le Batard is unhappy with the racial makeup of NFL analysts on television.
He says there are too many white analysts and not enough black ones for his liking.
"Luke Kuechly is now the up-and-coming broadcasting star that people like.
When they look at Tony Romo and they put him on the bench for a while, they replace him with J.J.
Watt," Le Batard said on his podcast.
"[Rob Gronkowski] has a job, even though Gronk is a notoriously bad talker.
I just wonder if you guys notice that the sport is disproportionately black, and the broadcasters that get hired are disproportionately white, and it’s on purpose.
I’m asking the question.
It’s to make it palatable to the broadest section of people." He continued, asking his co-hosts and listeners to, at least, notice the whiteness on air.
"I’m just asking if you guys notice that all of the up-and-coming people are always the white guys.
There aren’t that many white stars in football.
There are plenty of black stars.
Why are the white ones the only ones who get the broadcasting jobs?… I’m just wondering whether people notice.
It’s always J.J.
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