Rooney Rule

Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin is now the only Black NFL head coach

Will this hiring cycle be any different for the league’s frustrated Black assistant coaches?

‘The opportunity that we have right now is to make up the difference between representation as it relates to our Black players’

The Chiefs’ offensive coordinator leads Patrick Mahomes and his teammates with care, trust and a little tough love

The promised land is nowhere in sight as Black NFL assistants are still too often judged on the color of their skin

The league’s diversity problem among head coaches is only growing worse

In yet another hiring cycle, Black coaches are seeing a clear double standard

It incentivizes the wrong things and doesn’t recognize best path to hire people

The league is seeking improvement in diversity matters, but it won’t get there without a long-term strategy

Black candidates should have assurance that a level playing field exists in the NFL and that they’re not simply a box being checked