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The National Football League announced that each of the league's 32 teams must hire a female or racial minority offensive coach for the 2022 season as part of its diversity
The new rule also expanded "minority" to include all women.
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — To ensure more opportunities for diverse candidates, the NFL has added requirements on the hiring of offensive assistant coaches, and women in general. The moves announced Monday at the owners meeting include adjustments to the Rooney Rule adopted in 2003 and amended frequently in attempts to enhance opportunities for people of color and women for nearly all league and team jobs.
To ensure more opportunities for diverse candidates, the NFL has added requirements on the hiring of offensive assistant coaches, and women in general.
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- To ensure more opportunities for diverse candidates, the NFL has added requirements on the hiring of offensive assistant coaches and women in general.