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Adding incentives to Rooney Rule still won't fix lack of diversity in NFL head coach, GM roles

It just kind of feels like putting lipstick on a pig.

NFL team owners are expected to pass a resolution on Tuesday that rewards franchises who lose minority coaches and front-office personnel to another team, an enticement for developing candidates who other teams go on to hire for head coaching or general manager roles.

A compensatory third-round pick for each of the next two seasons would be the prize. Lose two minority staffers to head coach and general manager roles in one year and a team would get three third-round compensatory picks.

As an example, if the rule goes into effect immediately, if a team looking for a head coach finally wakes up and hires Eric Bieniemy from the Kansas City Chiefs this cycle, the Chiefs would get extra draft picks in 2021 and 2022.