Fritz Pollard Alliance

Mission Statement

The FPA was organized for the purposes of promoting diversity and equality of job opportunity in the coaching, front office and scouting staffs of National Football League ("NFL") teams, by means including:

• Providing networking, mentoring and career development opportunities for minority candidates on NFL team staffs.
• Encouraging adoption of rules and practices by the NFL that foster diversity on team staffs.
• Educating NFL team owners and managers regarding the availability of minority candidates for team staff positions.
• Advocating the hiring and promotion of minority candidates in NFL team staff hierarchy through public education and communication with team and league ownership and management.