Sports & Politics Intersect: Power of NFL's Rooney Rule called into question

“The Rooney Rule has been good for the league, and over the years we’ve seen clubs consider and hire candidates they might not have otherwise, but we’ve also seen clubs pay the rule lip service and go through the motions with no intention of ever considering the candidate of color. … There must be more. We need other good ideas about how to create opportunity for head-coach aspirants of color” - Attorney N. Jeremi Duru, author of “Advancing the Ball Race, Reformation and the Quest for Equal Coaching Opportunity in the NFL” When the 2018 NFL season kicked off, there were eight minority head coaches, seven of whom were African-Americans. One day after the season ended, only three still had their jobs, and just two remaining coaches were black: Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin and Anthony Lynn of the Los Angeles Chargers. Even in the age of the Rooney Rule, the fact only two of the NFL’s current head coaching positions are filled by African-Americans does not sit well with various civic leaders, media types and other m

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