The Rooney Rule works, but pipeline adjustments are needed, founders say
America Legal First, which was founded by top President Trump aide Stephen Miller, filed a letter with the Equal Employment ...
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Rooney Rule: Roger Goodell Says NFL Will Continue Its Diversity Rules
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed on Monday that the NFL will continue its diversity efforts, despite the Trump ...
Why The NFL’s Well-Intentioned Rooney Rule Was Never Going To Address Diversity
The National Football League now has more coaches of color than ever, but it also puts potential coaches who are men of color through the wringer by setting them up ...
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Rooney Rule Founders Rip Into NFL Before Super Bowl as Patriots’ Mike Vrabel & Bears’ Ben Johnson Hiring in Question
It takes a lot of time to build a legacy—even Rome was not built in a day. The post Rooney Rule Founders Rip Into NFL Before ...
NFL reaffirms diversity hiring efforts despite Trump’s moves against DEI
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday that the league would continue to abide by its minority hiring programs because ...
The illusion of equal opportunity for minority NFL coaches
The firings of two Black NFL coaches at the end of the 2024 season touched off widespread debate on whether minority coaches ...
The NFL Is Removing “End Racism” From End Zones. What That Move Means
One way to end racism is to choose love. However, to end injustices, we have to name them, and address them with action. The ...
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Rooney Rule founders agree with Goodell but point to shortage of offensive coaches
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said this week that the Rooney Rule and other DEI efforts "make the NFL better" but two men who helped write the rule say a paucity of Black offensive coordinators ...
NFL botches its message on DEI by dropping 'End Racism' from end zones at Super Bowl | Opinion
After Roger Goodell affirmed the NFL's commitment to DEI initiatives, Super Bowl 59 now will not feature the "End Racism" ...
11 NFL teams have never had a Black head coach. Players find that disappointing
More than a third of Black NFL players who responded to questions from the AP about the state of Black head coaches around ...
Bears say Rooney Rule is working, but NFL must make it better
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 permitted ...