Black NFL Coaches Lament Hiring Policies That Fall Short
Feb 11, 2022, 1:07 PM
Head coach Anthony Lynn of the Los Angeles Chargers on the sidelines in the first half of the game against the Oakland Raidersat Dignity Health Sports Park on December 22, 2019 in Carson, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
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AP – Veteran NFL coach Anthony Lynn appreciates the league policy that requires teams to interview minority candidates for their top jobs, and he has even benefited from it.
Like many of his peers, though, the assistant head coach for the San Francisco 49ers believes the policy has fallen short of its good intentions:
There were three non-white head coaches when the rule went into effect in 2003; today, there are five.
Skepticism about NFL hiring practices has remained steady among minority job candidates even after the league introduced the so-called Rooney Rule.
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Skepticism about NFL hiring practices has remained steady among minority job candidates, who see parallels to the challenges corporate America faces.
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A racial discrimination lawsuit filed this month against the NFL by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores has magnified attention on the league’s hiring practices.
