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Steelers Owner Art Rooney II Says NFL Will Examine Rooney Rule Amid Criticism

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After just one of five open head coaching spots was filled by a minority candidate, Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II explained that the league will examine how to create more opportunities.

"I think where we are right now, is not where we want to be, not where we need to be," Rooney told Steve Wyche of NFL Total Access (via NFL.com). "We need to take a step back and look at what's happening with our hiring processes."

The league instituted the Rooney Rule in 2003 that required teams to interview at least one minority candidate for head coaching openings and expanded the rules in 2009 and 2018, but there is a belief the NFL's Workplace Diversity Committee can do more going forward.