Florida A.G. Requests NFL Stop DEI/Rooney Rule Practices

Football has a depth chart system based on merit that has nothing to do with skin color. Hiring a coach should be handled in the same way;

Milt Harris ——Bio and Archives--March 30, 2026

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Let me say right off the bat that I am a die-hard Pittsburgh Steeler fan. That said, I obviously have a great deal of respect for the Rooney family, who have owned the team since its conception in 1933.

When it was first introduced in 2003 and named after the late Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney, the Rooney Rule requires teams to interview minority candidates for key leadership roles, including head coach and general manager positions.

The policy has since expanded to require at least two external minority candidates to be interviewed for certain positions, and it also incentivizes teams by offering compensatory draft picks when minority staff are hired elsewhere.

Pittsburgh has a long tradition of having some of the........

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