A diversity report in the NFL assigned high grades for the league office but lagging scores at team levels for racial and gender hiring.
Wednesday’s report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at UCF assigned an overall B-minus grade for the league, with a B-plus for racial hiring and a C for gender hiring. The report examined a range of positions at the league headquarters and within franchises using data for the 2020 season.
The league headquarters received an A-plus in racial hiring and a B in gender hiring. Richard Lapchick, TIDES director and lead report author, also praised the NFL for steps such as expanding the Rooney Rule with a resolution calling for draft picks to reward organizations that develop coaches and front-office executives of color to fill leadership positions at other teams.