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 ...

The New England Patriots "covet" New York Jets top priority free agent linebacker Jamien Sherwood according to new reports.

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 ...

Dan Rooney was a peace maker. He also mentored me on football. The way Dan Rooney prioritized inclusivity, later the Rooney Rule was born out of." It was football that it was all about in the end. "I ...

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

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.

Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin The NFL's Rooney Rule was created in 2003, named for Steelers owner Dan Rooney, who died in 2017, to increase diversity among coaches -- and, later ...

Goodell alluded to the Rooney Rule – which stipulates that NFL teams must interview at least two external minority candidates for head coach and general manager positions – and is one of the ...

You had to work to get your opportunity. And the Rooney family was a part of that." Brown always looks at the NFL's Rooney Rule, which requires teams interview diverse candidates for key positions, ...