[Jason Wright\NFL]
Wright: “[I] played a decent amount of time in the league and then became a businessman and cut my teeth in some of the best business schools…The fact that I happen to be Black and the most qualified person for this is a boost.”
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As the NFL prepares to kick off the regular season, the Washington Football Team made a historic announcement Monday naming Jason Wright the league’s first ever Black team president.
The newest addition to the Washington organization joined “Good Morning America” exclusively to discuss the opportunity and his plans for the future of the team.
“I think first and foremost it’s obviously very personal for me,” he said, adding that he has played football since he was seven years old. “[I] played a decent amount of time in the league and then became a businessman and cut my teeth in some of the best business schools. I have been helping some of the most complex and important organizations around the world transform over the last few years, so for me it’s personal and an opportunity to bring together my two worlds in a really unique way, at a unique time.”
“The fact that I happen to be Black and the most qualified person for this is a boost,” Wright said.
Read the rest of this ABC News story here: https://abc7chicago.com/sports/washington-football-team-hires-first-ever-black-president/6374010/
