The son of the late Dan Rooney, the longtime Steelers chairman who championed a rule requiring teams to interview minority coaching and general manager candidates, says the Rooney Rule is not what 'my father intended it to be.'
Nearly 20 years after adopting the Rooney Rule, NFL's racial diversity effort is not what 'my father intended it to be'By Ray Sanchez, CNN In Brian Flores' discrimination lawsuit against the NFL, the fired Miami Dolphins coach spoke of the humiliation of being subjected to"a sham interview" appearing to give a Black candidate a legitimate chance at a head coaching job.
The son of the late Dan Rooney, the longtime Steelers chairman who championed a rule requiring teams to interview minority coaching and general manager candidates, said such humiliation moved his late father to seek change. The regulation, adopted in 2003, is known as the Rooney Rule.
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