Two original founders of the NFL's Rooney Rule told ESPN they agree with commissioner Roger Goodell that the league's efforts on diversity are bearing fruit, but they say there's more work to do. One ...

When it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion, President Donald Trump and his minions have it exactly backward. DEI ...

Tennessee State football's Eddie George says the Chicago Bears cited his work as a coach and not his minority status for ...

Two original founders of the NFL's Rooney Rule told ESPN they agree with commissioner Roger Goodell that the league's efforts on diversity are bearing fruit, but they say there's more work to do.

But the NFL has stood by its minority interviewing requirement for key positions, known widely as the Rooney Rule. That puts it at odds with Trump’s moves toward having federal agencies ...

Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 3, 2025 Despite negative publicity, Goodell believes the Rooney Rule is still an effective process for hiring candidates. The Rooney Rule, which was created ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have promoted assistant Klay Kubiak into the offensive coordinator role ...

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 ...

He said he asked the Bears upfront whether this was simply to fulfill the Rooney Rule requirement of having two minority candidates come for in-person interviews — the Bears had interviewed only ...

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said this week that the Rooney Rule and other DEI efforts "make the NFL better" but two men who helped write the rule say a paucity of Black offensive coordinators ...