NFL Coaching Pipeline: Hiring process broken for diversity

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Published November 19, 2021 11:14 AM

By BARRY WILNER
AP Pro Football Writer

While recent hiring numbers on NFL coordinator levels are encouraging, the overall journey to diversity and inclusion for head coaches and other jobs remains a struggle. Who says so? Two of the most prominent advocates of the Rooney Rule: Troy Vincent and Rod Graves. Vincent, a former star defensive back, president of the NFL players union and now the league’s chief of football operations, calls the hiring process “broken.” Graves, a former NFL general manager and now executive director of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, says a “new system” is needed to ensure viable candidates are recognized and interviewed.

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