One of the principal items on the agenda for the owners at the annual league meeting last weekend was to try to once again, address the subject of hiring practices pertaining to the employment of minorities and women in the coaching ranks. They have taken further steps in attempts to try to produce more minority hires in the future, with past efforts not yielding the results they have been after.
The meanwhile, the NFL and at least three times—soon to be at least five—are facing a lawsuit filed by one of their own coaches, Brian Flores. After spending three seasons as head coach of the Miami Dolphins, he was surprisingly fired this offseason.