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<blockquote data-quote="Box Ox" data-source="post: 4873057" data-attributes="member: 48469"><a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31490565/eugene-chung-says-was-called-not-right-minority-nfl-coaching-interview" target="_blank">Chung: Called &#039;not right minority&#039; in NFL job hunt</a>&quot;Former NFL offensive lineman and assistant coach Eugene Chung, who is Korean, says he was told he was &quot;not the right minority&quot; while interviewing for an NFL coaching job this offseason.&quot;It was said to me, &#039;Well, you&#039;re really not a minority,&#039;&quot; Chung said during a webinar Thursday, <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/05/21/sports/ex-patriot-eugene-chung-looking-be-an-nfl-head-coach-says-he-was-told-you-are-not-right-minority" target="_blank">according to The Boston Globe</a>, adding, &quot;I was like, &#039;Wait a minute. The last time I checked, when I looked in the mirror and brushed my teeth, I was a minority.&#039;&quot;According to Chung, after he asked the interviewer to explain, he was told he was &quot;not the right minority that we&#039;re looking for.&quot;Chung did not identify the team in question but said he was stunned to hear such a comment.&quot;I asked about it, and as soon as the backtracking started, I was like, &#039;Oh no, no, no, no, no, you said it. Now that it&#039;s out there, let&#039;s talk about it,&#039;&quot; Chung said, according to the Globe. &quot;It was absolutely mind-blowing to me that, in 2021, something like that is actually a narrative.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Box Ox, post: 4873057, member: 48469"] [URL="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31490565/eugene-chung-says-was-called-not-right-minority-nfl-coaching-interview"]Chung: Called 'not right minority' in NFL job hunt[/URL] "Former NFL offensive lineman and assistant coach Eugene Chung, who is Korean, says he was told he was "not the right minority" while interviewing for an NFL coaching job this offseason. "It was said to me, 'Well, you're really not a minority,'" Chung said during a webinar Thursday, [URL='https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/05/21/sports/ex-patriot-eugene-chung-looking-be-an-nfl-head-coach-says-he-was-told-you-are-not-right-minority']according to The Boston Globe[/URL], adding, "I was like, 'Wait a minute. The last time I checked, when I looked in the mirror and brushed my teeth, I was a minority.'" According to Chung, after he asked the interviewer to explain, he was told he was "not the right minority that we're looking for." Chung did not identify the team in question but said he was stunned to hear such a comment. "I asked about it, and as soon as the backtracking started, I was like, 'Oh no, no, no, no, no, you said it. Now that it's out there, let's talk about it,'" Chung said, according to the Globe. "It was absolutely mind-blowing to me that, in 2021, something like that is actually a narrative." [/QUOTE]

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