The Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation will host its 20th Annual Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Salute to Excellence Awards on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at noon. The prestigious awards luncheon will ...

“[The organization made] a mockery of the process,” Rod Graves, now the executive director of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting diversity and ...

Graves currently serves as executive director of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, an organization dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion within professional football. However, Graves indicated ...

An assistant coach for 33 years, he never fulfilled his dream of becoming a head coach, a rarity for a Black man. But he pressed the league to open the door for future minority coaches.

Rod Graves, a respected former NFL executive who worked for teams like the Arizona Cardinals and New York Jets, now leads the Fritz Pollard Alliance. This organization focuses on advancing ...