FILE - Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, right, and his son Nate Carroll, assistant wide receivers coach, stand on the field during warmups before a preseason NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, in Seattle. Fathers hiring sons or recommending them to friends can unwittingly perpetuate the sport’s long struggle with consistently placing minority-race coaches in the top roles. The NFL’s annual diversity and inclusion report acknowledged the issue as recently as 2020. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)