The Trump administration is pushing to judge people by their character, not skin color. That’s long overdue.

From 2014 to 2020 , around 75 percent of players in the National Football League were Black. Fewer than 2 percent were Hispanic. Around a quarter were white. These demographics didn’t match the racial makeup of the country . In 2020, Black Americans constituted 12.1 percent of the population. White people were almost 58 percent, while the Hispanic population was 18.7 percent.

Imagine the federal government suing the NFL for racial discrimination because of these disparities. It would be absurd. The NFL is extremely competitive, and the hunt for talent is relentless. These racial disparities are a byproduct of judging players based on their skills — in this case, football ability.

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