Rooney Rule founders agree with Goodell but point to shortage of offensive coaches
Two original founders of the NFL's Rooney Rule told ESPN they agree with commissioner Roger Goodell that the league's efforts ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Bears coaching candidate Eddie George says interview was legitimate, not merely to satisfy Rooney Rule
George asked the Bears up front whether this was simply to fulfill the Rooney Rule requirement of having two minority ...
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The Rooney Rule works, but pipeline adjustments are needed, founders say
In his pre-Super Bowl news conference this week in New Orleans, Goodell said the league remained committed to the Rooney Rule, not because it is a "trend" but because it is "the right thing" to ...