NFL changing Rooney Rule

[TEM]

Report: NFL changing Rooney Rule to require more interviews of minority candidates.


The NFL is changing the Rooney Rule to require teams to interview more minority candidates for coaching and front office positions, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports.



The league currently requires teams to interview one minority candidate for a head coach or general manager vacancy. Under the new rules, teams will be required to interview two external minority candidates for a head coaching position and one for a coordinator position.



Teams will also be required to interview minority and/or female candidates for senior-level executive positions such as team president. The changes will go in effect after a league meeting on Tuesday.



Draft pick proposal not mentioned

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I think this a fair compromise.

[Fletch842]

makes a lot more sense than moving teams up in the draft.

[Waybackfan]

Shouldn't they have to interview LGBTQ candidates also?

And shouldn't teams be required to have minimum numbers of gender fluid players?

[GameTime]

what if there are not enough candidates to allow that?

[Waybackfan]

May 18, 2020 21:45:51 GMT -5 GameTime said:

what if there are not enough candidates to allow that?

There are lots of Pop Warner coaches who can be recruited.

As far as meeting the gender bender player quotas the recruiters can interview candidates at the Rainbow parades.

This guy looks like a starter:

[TheAnalyst]

Tony Dungy fears “unintended consequences” of proposed Rooney Rule expansion

Coach Dungy, who has been involved directly in efforts to enhance diversity in NFL coaching, does not support the proposal.

“In my mind, this is drastic,” Dungy said. “I don’t think personally it’s the right thing to do, but I think it should spur some, really, consideration and some communication and conversation and people say, ‘OK, this might not be it, but maybe we can do that [instead].'”

Dungy supports the portion of the proposal that would allow minority coaches to leave one team to accept a promotion with another team, explaining that this will address concerns regarding the supply of qualified minority coaches. However, he draws the line at giving teams a reward for hiring a minority coach or G.M.

“I just have never been in favor of rewarding people for doing the right thing,” Dungy said. “And so I think there’s going to be some unintended consequences. To me it’s almost like the pass interference rule. Yeah, we need to do something. I don’t know if this is exactly it. We need to keep working until we find out what that best thing is to do.”

Dungy isn’t speaking only for himself. He said that he has spoken to several African-American coaches in the NFL in order to understand their concerns regarding the proposal.

“There’s three things that they’re worried about,” Dungy said. “Number one, how does this put me in my relationship with the other coaches that I work with, and other white coaches? Are they thinking I’m getting an advantage now? Number two, when that General Manager or owner hires me, is he hiring me because he thinks I’m the best person, or is he hiring me to move his draft choice up a little bit? And then the third thing this is nobody feels like they want anything special . . . . Don’t hire me and then say I’m going to give you more draft choices later on because you need help. And I know that’s not the reason why the proposal is being put in, I know that’s not what they’re driving at, but that’s still the end result. And so there’s still some things the league needs to think about, about this proposal.”

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If Tony Dungey was white he would be labeled a racist. Easy. But he speaks the truth.