The NFL installed the Rooney Rule in 2003 with the best of intentions behind it. Within the last few years, ...

The Rooney Rule is ineffective as a tool to promote diversity in the NFL. Because the problem is not in the NFL. The owners’ boxes don’t have the “Whites Only” signs hanging on their door ...

The NFL adopted the rule named after late Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney in 2003. Under the policy, NFL teams were initially required to interview at least one or more diverse candidates for ...

The NFL’s Rooney Rule, which was created by the NFL’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee in 2003, requires each team with a head-coaching vacancy to interview at least two or more ...

Impact Since the Rooney Rule was established, several NFL franchises have hired African-American head coaches, including the Steelers themselves, who hired Mike Tomlin before their 2007 season.[12] ...

The NFL’s Rooney Rule is a worthy idea clumsily executed. Established in 2003 and tweaked in 2021, it requires teams to interview at least two minority candidates in person before they are ...

Two original founders of the NFL's Rooney Rule told ESPN they agree with commissioner Roger Goodell that the league's efforts on diversity are bearing fruit, but they say there's more work to do.

The Rooney Rule was adopted by the NFL in 2003, and named for Rooney, who chaired the league’s Workplace Diversity Committee. While the NFL at that point had had only a handful of Black head ...

The NFL’s Rooney Rule, established in 2003, aims to promote diversity in coaching and front office positions by requiring teams to interview at least two external minority candidates for head ...

NFL teams must also abide by the Rooney Rule, the league’s policy that requires teams to interview candidates from minority groups for head coach, general manager and executive positions.

Art Rooney Breaks Down NFL Rule Changes | Steelers Morning Rush. Screenshot. Alan Saunders. April 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM UTC ...