Another day, another example of the NFL bowing to woke politics instead of focusing on winning football games. Catherine Hickman, a 36-year-old Canadian lawyer, somehow landed one of the most important jobs in professional football as Assistant General Manager of the Cleveland Browns. The question every real football fan should be asking is simple: how did someone with zero playing experience get such a powerful position in America’s favorite sport?
Hickman started her career in Canadian football with the Montreal Alouettes before jumping to the Philadelphia Eagles. Now she oversees more than 50 people in the Browns organization and makes key decisions about roster construction and draft strategy. Her rise through the ranks happened remarkably fast for someone who never played a down of football at any level.
According to recent reports, Hickman struggled to explain basic football concepts during media appearances. When pressed about the Browns’ disappointing season, she delivered what critics called a “word salad” of corporate buzzwords instead of real football analysis. This raises serious questions about whether she actually understands the game she’s supposed to be managing.
The NFL has been pushing diversity initiatives for years, often at the expense of hiring the most qualified candidates. Teams face pressure to hire women and minorities in front office roles, even when better qualified people might be available. This social engineering experiment is happening while ticket prices soar and fans abandon the league in droves.
Real football people know that success comes from understanding the game inside and out. Former players, coaches, and scouts who dedicated their lives to football are being passed over for lawyers and accountants who check the right demographic boxes. The Browns’ struggles on the field might be connected to these questionable hiring practices in the front office.
Hardworking American football fans deserve better than virtue signaling from their favorite teams. They want executives who know the difference between a safety blitz and a screen pass, not someone who learned football from textbooks and diversity seminars. The Browns have one of the most loyal fanbases in sports, and they’re being let down by political correctness.
The NFL used to be a meritocracy where the best people got the best jobs regardless of their background. Now it feels like a corporate human resources department where gender and race matter more than knowledge and experience. This trend is destroying the competitive spirit that made professional football great in the first place.
Cleveland Browns fans have suffered through decades of disappointment, and they deserve front office leaders who put winning above woke politics. Until teams start hiring based on football knowledge instead of diversity quotas, expect more of the same mediocrity that has plagued this once-proud franchise for far too long.
