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So during this annual week of rampant firings and focus on the NFL’s sketchy history of elevating and retaining minority head coaches, coordinators and general managers, Tomlin stands as an example — sadly, the only example right now — of what it takes for a brotha to keep a job in this wretched business. The keys to longevity are rather clear, actually. It takes a coach on a Hall of Fame track working for one of the league’s precious few stable organizations. Fall into that situation and never, ever have a losing record in a sport structured for teams to thrive for only short periods, and, voilà, you too will have the space to do the job properly.

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