NFL unveils program to promote minority hiring

[The_Philster]

The NFL will begin a program to promote diversity in league hiring practices, including modifying a rule to allow assistant coaches on playoff teams to interview for head coaching positions.


The new rule to give more opportunities to minority candidates will go into effect immediately, the NFL said Friday.


The league's old anti-tampering rule was criticized in 2001 when Marvin Lewis, then Baltimore's defensive coordinator, was mentioned as a candidate for several openings but was unable to interview for them because the Ravens went to the Super Bowl. By the time the Ravens had won the NFL title, the positions had been filled.......
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That story is missing one thing...Lewis was givebn the opportunity in Buffalo at least....he just didn't sem to want the job.

[The_Philster]

Monday, December 23
NEW YORK -- The civil rights group that helped initiate the NFL's recent push for minority hiring believes the league's new policy should have stiffer penalties.

Last week, the NFL instituted a policy requiring teams to interview minority candidates for coaching vacancies.

The civil rights group believes teams not conforming to the policy should face stiff penalties, such as forfeiting or voluntarily surrendering draft choices.

Cyrus Mehri, who with Johnnie Cochran Jr. led the push to accelerate the pace of minority hiring in the NFL, said Monday he's happy about the new policy, but teams that don't conform should be penalized..........

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[Pride]

This is pure bull*****

[Cntrygal]

If someone isn't qualified for the job (any job) .... then the employer shouldn't be forced to hire him/her.

[SoFL-Cheesehead]

Well, I don't think there is a lot of owners who want to go througth what the PACKERS had to go through firing a Black HC!! Every Black leader in the DAMN country was in GB when Ray Rhodes was fired!!

The BIG market teams may not have to worry about going througth the HELL, but the smaller market teams are already known a RACES towns!