Eugene Chung Went Public to Bring ‘Information to Light’

Eugene Chung is still waiting to be contacted by the league as it reviews his claim that he was told during a recent job interview that he was “not the right minority.” The former NFL player and coach says he isn’t looking to settle scores, he just wanted to put it out there, although he’s not looking to shame anyone for their actions.

Via ESPN:

“I’m not looking to shame anybody, I’m not looking to call anyone out, or name names … what good comes of that?” Chung told ESPN in an interview that aired Tuesday. “I really don’t think he was saying it in a discriminatory or malicious way; it was matter-of-fact.”

From earlier: #NFL will review the circustmances surrounding a job interview that former player and coach Eugene Chung had this offseason. Chung, who is Korean American, said last week that he was told he was “not the right minority” for the job. https://t.co/lnmu3PvkJu

— Kevin Seifert (@SeifertESPN) May 24, 2021

“With everything that’s going on in this country and in the world, I have stayed quiet, and I’ve always kept my head down,” Chung said. “That was what I was taught by my father who immigrated here — he’s like, ‘Do your work as best you can, stay quiet. Don’t cause any trouble.’

“I don’t feel like I’m causing trouble, I’m just bringing information to light.”

“You get bitten by a snake and the snake slithers off into the bush — do you chase the snake or do you heal the wound?” he said. “Let’s heal the wound.”

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Chung last coached on an NFL staff with the Eagles in 2019.

He said if he can bring awareness to injustices felt by the Asian American community, “it’s well worth it.”

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