NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed in February that the NFL will continue its diversity efforts, despite the Trump administration’s policies and companies dropping diversity, equity, and ...

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Pittsburgh Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney, seen here accepting the Vince Lombardi Trophy in 2006 from NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue in Detroit, is the namesake for the NFL's Rooney Rule. A rule named ...

First created in 2003, the "Rooney Rule" (named after former Steelers owner Dan Rooney, who served as chairman of the NFL's diversity committee) was created to help ensure minority candidates received ...

PALM BEACH, Fla. - The NFL announced on Monday a new diversity advisory committee and a new diversity plan, highlighted by a mandate to hire offensive coaches in a way that enhances opportunities for ...

Bad optics, NFL. Just bad. This is the week when another installment of the league’s ambitious coaching accelerator program — designed to bolster diversity efforts — was slated to kick off in ...

Like “woke,” “political correctness,” “affirmative action,” and “cancel culture” before it, “DEI” is a phrase that began as a well-intentioned effort with a real definition before America’s right-wing ...

The year is 2022. The month, February. Two days ago, the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals punched their tickets to Super Bowl LVI. Matt Eberflus has just been hired as the Bears head coach, and ...

A new study published and co-authored by Chris Rider, assistant professor of strategy at the McDonough School of Business, found that racial diversity is drastically lacking among National Football ...

Nov 3 (Reuters) - Warwickshire said they will use the Rooney Rule in their search for a new head coach to replace Jim Troughton, becoming the first county cricket team to adopt the principles designed ...

The NFL on Wednesday moved to strengthen the Rooney Rule, requiring that teams interview a minority candidate from outside their organizations or candidates from a league-approved list. In place since ...