CNN's Jake Tapper implies NFL offensive coordinator hasn't been promoted to head coach because he's Black

CNN's Jake Tapper said Kansas City Chiefs offense coordinator Eric M. Bieniemy was denied the position of head coach because he is Black.

CNN's Jake Tapper implied Tuesday that Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy lost out on the position of head coach with another team because the National Football League (NFL) is racist.

Bieniemy, who is Black, helped lead the Chief's offense to victory at the Super Bowl this past weekend. 

"It was the Eagles defensive coach Jonathan Gannon who was just asked to be the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, passing over, once again, the superbly talented Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator, Eric Bieniemy, who helped his team get to three Super Bowls and win two Vince Lombardi trophies just since 2018," the host of "The Lead with Jake Tapper" said.

"Why would you pick Gannon over Bieniemy? Why? Why would any team want Gannon on the left there and not Bieniemy on the right? Hmm," Tapper asked while CNN displayed a picture of Gannon, who is White, and Bieniemy, who is Black.

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Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy addresses the media during an NFL football news conference at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., in this Jan. 23, 2020, file photo. Bieniemy has become the cause celebre when it comes to minority assistants who have been denied the opportunity to become head coaches in the NFL. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

"So, let's just ask the question on the table. Would Eric Bieniemy be a head coach today if he were White?" Tapper asked.

His guest, sports broadcaster Bob Costas, agreed that racism is a problem in the NFL and pointed to a reduced number of