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Podcast: The Best of the Sports Shop
Episode: NFL Head Coaching Vacancies: The Rooney Rule’s Impact And the Decline in Black Head Coaches
Description: Reese, Pam and Alex discuss the two remaining NFL head coaching vacancies and who might be next to get hired, the effectiveness of the Rooney Rule amid the recent departures of Raheem Morris and Mike Tomlin, exploring why the number of Black head coaches has declined and whether more will be hired.
The Rooney Rule is an NFL hiring policy adopted in 2003 to increase diversity in coaching and front-office leadership. It requires teams with a head coaching vacancy to interview at least two external minority candidates, including racial minorities and women and similar requirements apply to other s...