Jerod Mayo, who has been named the new coach of the New England Patriots, went viral on Wednesday, responding to a question from a reporter on race.
Mayo said he does “see color” when he was asked to reflect on being the first black coach in Patriots history.
“I do see color,” he said during the press conference, sitting alongside team owner Robert Kraft. “I believe if you don’t see color, you can’t see racism. And, whatever happens — black, white … even someone with disabilities — for the most part, people are like, ‘Don’t.’ When they’re young, they kinda make the spot hot.”
“But, what I would say is, no, I want you to be able to go up to those people, really understand those people,” Mayo continued. “So, that goes back to whatever it is — black, white, yellow — it really doesn’t matter, but it does matter so we can try to fix a problem that we…
