Despite hiring Frank Reich over Steve Wilks as the head coach of the Carolina Panthers, owner David Tepper says he's doing what he can to break up the "old boys' network" in the NFL.

The old boys' network of mostly white owners has a history of not putting minority candidates in positions of power.

"We have probably the most diverse executive team in the NFL right now," Tepper said. "We are probably a minority of white men on our executive team right now. That's where it starts. That's America.

"How do you break that old boys' network? How do you break that process? You break the process by trying to get the best people possible in every role you can do. Whether it's the new [general counsel] we hired, who happens to be an African American woman. Whether it happens to be Frank Reich, who is a Caucasian male."

There currently are only three Black head coaches in the NFL: Todd Bowles of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers and DeMeco Ryans of the Houston Texans. In addition, Mike McDaniel of the Miami Dolphins identifies himself as biracial.