(Reuters) - The National Football League will create a "Rooney Rule" for women that would require teams to interview female candidates for executive positions, Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Thursday.
Goodell, in his opening remarks at the NFL's Women's Summit ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl 50, said the rule is being created to encourage female involvement at every level of the sport.
"We believe in diversity," Goodell said. "We believe that we're better as an organization when we have good people at the table."
The "Rooney Rule" was established in 2003 and requires NFL teams to interview at least one minority candidate for head coaching or senior football operation jobs.