If the NFL’s African-American head coaches were to throw a members-only party, they could hold it in the front seat of a Buick.

Mike Tomlin could bring the burgers and buns. Anthony Lynn could supply the chips and salsa. And Brian Flores could add the iced tea and napkins.

And that would be about it.

Of 32 NFL teams, there are a meager three black head coaches, or about 9 percent of the NFL’s total.

By contrast, African-Americans make up approximately 70 percent of NFL players.

Coach Tomlin has been the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach since 2007. Coach Lynn is in his third season with the Los Angeles Chargers. Add to that the Miami Dolphins’ first-year Coach Flores, and the three are the last black men standing.

The 2018 season didn’t go well for African-American coaches. Five black coaches from last season were sent packing.

Coach Marvin Lewis and the Cincinnati Bengals parted ways after 16 years. Coach Lewis’ record was 131-122-3 in the regular season, but 0-7 in the playoffs.

Among the short-termers, Coach Hue Jackson was shown the door in Cleveland after a dismal 3-36-1 mark in three seasons.

Coach Steve Wilks was relieved of his duties with the Arizona Cardinals after a one-year 3-13 record.

Coach Vance Joseph got the pink slip in Denver following a one-year 6-10 mark.

And Coach Todd Bowles was asked to leave after a 24-40 mark in four years with the New York Jets.

Caucasian coaches weren’t immune to terminations either. Coaches Mike McCarthy in Green Bay, Adam Gase in Miami and Dirk Koetter in Tampa Bay were told their services would no longer be needed.

While seven African-American head coaches started last season, even that was down from an all-time high of eight black head coaches in 2011.

The scarcity of black men calling the shots on Sundays comes despite the Rooney Rule requiring teams to interview at least one minority among their prospects for head coaching and front office positions.

The rising star among African-American coaches is Coach Lynn, whose has a 22-10 record during the last two seasons and 1-1 in the playoffs. Coach Lynn’s Chargers were eliminated in last season’s AFC title game by the New England Patriots.

A former NFL linebacker, the 50-year-old Coach Lynn guided the Chargers to the playoffs for the first time in five years and was chosen AFC Pro Bowl coach in 2018.

Coach Tomlin, a 47-year-old former College of William & Mary defensive back, may have fallen into disfavor with a Pittsburgh fan base spoiled by decades of success. Tomlin is 125-67-1 with the Steelers, with an 8-7 playoff mark.

The Steelers failed to make the playoffs last season and started this season with a deflating 33-3 loss to New England.

Coach Flores, 38, was an assistant coach on four Super Bowl championships teams in New England. In Miami, he has inherited what many contend is the NFL’s worst team.

So far, that tag fits. Coach Flores’ Dolphins opened with a humbling 59-10 home loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

The NFL opened its arms to black players long before it embraced black coaches. The league broke the color line in 1946 when Woody Strode and Kenny Washington joined the Los Angeles Rams from nearby UCLA.

There was no African-American NFL head coach until Art Shell got the call with the Los Angeles Raiders in 1989.

Among black coaches, Tony Dungy has the most wins — 139 with Tampa Bay and Indianapolis — followed by Coaches Lewis and Tomlin.

Coach Dennis Green went 113-94 with Minnesota and Arizona from 1992 to 2006, with a 4-8 playoff ledger.

Among potential NFL candidates down the road are James Franklin and David Shaw.

Coach Franklin, 47, was 71-36 at Vanderbilt University and is now at Penn State. Coach Shaw, 47, is 83-27 at Stanford University.

There also are many possible head coaching candidates now serving as offensive and defensive coordinators.

Who knows? Maybe next year the black coaches will need to expand their party to a full-sized minivan.