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Steelers' Art Rooney II: 'There's Still Work to Be Done' on NFL's Rooney Rule

Pittsburgh Steelers team president Art Rooney II said the will look at improving the "Rooney Rule" created in part by his father, Dan Rooney, which seeks to increase the number of minority head coaches in the league.

Speaking to the Associated Press, Rooney noted there's still "work to be done in this area, no question about it" after only two of the seven head coach jobs the offseason were filled by a minority candidate.

The New York Jets hired Robert Saleh, while the Houston Texans brought in David Culley.

Rooney said:

"We didn't make as much progress on the head-coaching side as we would have liked.