Chapter
The Rooney Rule
13:37 - 20:57 (07:20)
A former NFL coach recounts the origins and impact of the Rooney Rule, which requires NFL teams to interview ethnic minority candidates for head coaching and senior football operation jobs, and its ongoing challenges for creating diversity within NFL leadership.
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Dan Rooney, the chair of the diversity committee, took deliberate and urgent steps to implement Cyrus Mary and Johnny Cochran's recommendations in the NFL by convincing other owners to do so, and John Wooten, highest-ranking African-American club executive and activist, played an essential role in the decision.
13:37 - 16:50 (03:13)
Summary
Dan Rooney, the chair of the diversity committee, took deliberate and urgent steps to implement Cyrus Mary and Johnny Cochran's recommendations in the NFL by convincing other owners to do so, and John Wooten, highest-ranking African-American club executive and activist, played an essential role in the decision.
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The Rooney Rule, which requires NFL teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching and senior football operation positions, has faced challenges and debates throughout its history, including a moment when the league had to decide whether to enforce it or abandon it.
16:50 - 20:57 (04:07)
Summary
The Rooney Rule, which requires NFL teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching and senior football operation positions, has faced challenges and debates throughout its history, including a moment when the league had to decide whether to enforce it or abandon it.