The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has new priorities: protecting white, American-born, heterosexual men and women.

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 ...

McCormack was decked out in his Cameron Heyward jersey, complete with the Walter Payton Man of the Year patch, and his ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

During his state of the league address, Goodell doubled down on the NFL's commitment to inclusive hiring practices, such as the Rooney Rule, which the league created in 2003 and requires clubs to ...

To address the lack of Black head coaches, the NFL enacted in 2003 what is known as the Rooney Rule, a hiring practice named after Dan Rooney, the former owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers who sat ...

The San Francisco 49ers shake up their coaching staff with key promotions and new hires, including Klay Kubiak as offensive ...