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The Times-Picayune · Feb 1, 2019

Is the NFL's Rooney Rule useless?

The Rooney Rule has been under fire lately for the lack of diversity it has generated, despite being designed specifically for that reason. Even with the Rooney Rule in place, there are only three head coaches and one general manager of color in the league. The rule isn't helping the league diversify at all. However, the rule has put many people of color in a position to get jobs, and anything is better than nothing. What do you think?

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The Rooney Rule was supposed to result in more people of color in the NFL. All it's done is give lip service to the league's "commitment" to diversity and nothing else.

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