The Rooney Rules Killed NFL Diversity Hiring
The Tim Sackett Project
JULY 21, 2016
What the heck is the Rooney Rule? “ The Rooney Rule is a National Football League policy that requires league teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching and senior football operation jobs. It is sometimes cited as an example of affirmative action, though there is no quota or preference given to minorities in the hiring of candidates.” Basically, in 2003 the NFL decided that finally, enough was enough in a league where the majority of its players are black and the majori
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