This will help break down some barriers for women and minorities on the business side of the organization.
The San Francisco 49ers are taking an important progressive step in creating more fairness in opportunities in the front office, according to a recent ESPNW report. The organization has informed staffers that they will institute a policy of requiring at least one woman and one person of color be interviewed for business-side job. According to ESPNW, that covers approximately 75 percent of positions within the organization.
The Rooney Rule is a rule that requires teams interview at least one minority for head coach and senior football operations positions.