PALM BEACH (CBSMiami/CNN) – Facing criticism over the diversity of its top ranks, the NFL is now requiring all of its teams to hire a minority or female offensive assistant coach for the 2022 season.
The league also says its Rooney Rule, requiring every team to interview at least two external minority candidates for open head coaching positions, will expand to provide more opportunities for women to secure front office roles.
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The moves come as the NFL owners hold their annual league meeting in Palm Beach, Florida.
The league also formed a six-person diversity advisory committee to review its hiring policies and practices with a “focus on senior-level coach and front office personnel positions,” the league announced Monday.