The NFL announced several initiatives from the Annual League Meeting on Monday that are aimed at increasing and improving diversity across the league.
According to ESPN’s Brooke Pryor, there have been enhancements to the Rooney Rule, which was created to help increase diversity hiring. Along with interviewing a minority candidate, NFL teams will also have to interview a woman for positions that are applicable to the Rooney Rule. Zoom interviews will no longer suffice as it relates to interviews for head coaching positions, another change to the Rooney Rule. The NFL’s workplace diversity committee, chaired by Steelers owner Art Rooney, recommended these enhancements.
The NFL also announced the creation of the Diversity Advisory Committee, a six-person committee that, according to a league statement, will “lend its expert, external perspective on industry best practices and will evaluate league and club…
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