The NFL’s Rooney Rule, created in 2003, requires teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching, coordinator and front office positions. Each team must also employ one woman or one person ...
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The NFL is standing firm behind a longstanding diversity policy—the Rooney Rule—while Florida’s top legal officer, Attorney General James Uthmeier, warns: change it, or face a legal ...
Wed, April 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM UTC The rule, named after the late Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney, has been put in place league-wide since 2003. It requires teams to interview at least two ...
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier says the NFL’s Rooney Rule violates state employment laws by requiring teams to consider minority candidates in hiring. The Rooney Rule, named after Dan Rooney, ...