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Tony Dungy: NFL's Rooney Rule Tweaks Could Have 'Unintended Consequences'

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Hall of Famer Tony Dungy, who coached the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts for 13 years, is worried an expansion of the NFL's Rooney Rule would lead to "unintended consequences."

He said as much during an appearance on the PFT PM podcast (h/t Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk).

"In my mind, this is drastic," Dungy said. "I don't think personally it's the right thing to do, but I think it should spur some, really, consideration and some communication and conversation and people say, 'OK, this might not be it, but maybe we can do that [instead].