MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pledged an investigation into tanking allegations raised by Brian Flores. He also said that the league will look to bolster policies meant to encourage the hiring of minorities.
“We will reevaluate and examine all policies, guidelines and initiatives relating to diversity, equity and inclusion, including as they relate to gender,” Goodell wrote in a memo to the league’s 32 clubs that was obtained by The Associated Press.
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The commissioner added that the league’s record on hiring minority coaches has been “unacceptable.”
Goodell said the league will have outside experts involved in the review along with “current and former players and coaches, advocates and other authorities in this area.