PITTSBURGH -- Days after former Dolphins head coach Brian Flores filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL and three teams this week alleging discrimination in his interviews and his firing in Miami, Steelers owner and president Art Rooney II acknowledged the league still has work to do in hiring minorities for head coaching positions.
But he also added the NFL has made progress in hiring minorities in other team positions.
"While I acknowledge that we have not seen progress in the ranks of Head Coaches, we have seen marked improvement in the hiring of women and minorities in other key leadership roles such as Coordinator positions, General Manager positions, and front office positions both in and out of football operations," Rooney II said in a statement.