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- Title
A Case of Racial Tasking and Prejudice: Analyses of Race, Playing Position, Rate of Injuries, and Salaries in NFL.
- Authors
Woods, Ashleigh; Steve Shih-Chia Chen; Chao-yen Chen; Street, Eric
- Abstract
The recent racial tension in our society continues to remind the public about prejudice, discrimination, and stereotypes that have occurred or have been hidden in North American professional sports. This study reexamined the phenomena of racial tasking in the National Football League (NFL). Through the analyses of playing roster, injury reports, and salary compensation data, it was obvious that Black players were more likely to play in defensive tackle position that would experience a higher number of injuries with a lower average salary. A high-paid and less prone to injury position, such as quarterback, was predominantly held by white players. Although we cannot conclude the exact cause of this perplex phenomenon, the authors assumed that the phenomena of racial tasking is still prevalent and evident in the NFL, and a black players more likely to be placed in a more dangerous, less compensated and glorified position. To correct this issue, the authors believe that entry level football coaches should play athletes in various positions on the field without stereotyping certain races of athletes are faster and more powerful.
- Subjects
NATIONAL Football League; FOOTBALL injuries
- Publication
Kentucky SHAPE JOURNAL, 2018, Vol 55, Issue 2, p28
- ISSN
1071-2577
- Publication type
Article