What Percent of NFL Players Are White?

A look at the percentage of NFL players who are white, and how it has changed over the years.

The NFL is a predominately white league

Since the NFL’s establishment in 1920, the league has been predominately white. In the early years of the league, black players were not allowed to play. It wasn’t until 1946 that black players were first allowed to play in the NFL. Even then, it took until the late 1960s for black players to become common in the league.

Today, the NFL is still a predominately white league. According to a 2017 report from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, 63 percent of NFL players are white, while only 27 percent are black. This is slightly less diverse than the NBA, which is 74 percent white and 23 percent black, but more diverse than MLB, which is 59 percent white and 29 percent black.

There has been a recent increase in the number of black players in the NFL

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America, and the highest professional level of American football in the world.

According to a 2017 report by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, the NFL is 63.0% black, 24.3% white, 10.1% Latino, and 2.6% other. In terms of racial composition, the NFL is majority black for the first time in its history. This marks a significant increase from 2016, when the league was 58.9% black, 27.4% white, 11.8% Latino, and 1.9% other.

The percentage of black players in the NFL has been increasing over the past few years

The percentage of black players in the NFL has been increasing over the past few years, while the percentage of white players has been decreasing. In 2014, 78 percent of NFL players were black, while only 22 percent were white. However, these numbers have been slowly changing since 2001, when 66 percent of NFL players were black and 34 percent were white.

The number of white players in the NFL has been decreasing over the past few years

The number of white players in the NFL has been decreasing over the past few years. In 2009, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia said that “there’s not a lot of us” black players in baseball. “You look around and see a lot of white faces.” Today, six years later, that statement could easily be applied to the NFL.

In 2014, the percentage of black players in the NFL was 67.3%. That number has slowly been ticking upward, and it’s now at an all-time high. White players now make up just over a quarter of the league.

The trend is even more pronounced when you look at specific positions. At one time, whites dominated at quarterback, but that is no longer the case. In 2014, there were just seven white starting quarterbacks in the NFL, down from 13 in 2009. Black quarterbacks now make up nearly 30% of all starters.

The percentage of white players in the NFL is expected to continue to decrease in the future

Although the percentage of white players in the NFL has been declining for many years, it is still higher than the percentage of whites in the general population. In recent years, the percentage of white NFL players has been around 60%. However, this is expected to continue to decline in the future. The main reason for this is that the number of African-American players in the NFL is increasing. African-Americans make up around 70% of NFL players.