Sitting atop the NFL’s Diversity Committee, Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II is proud of the strides the league’s made in hiring coaches with diverse backgrounds. Though he acknowledges there’s more work to be done, he believes programs and initiatives put in place by the league are paying off.
“I think we’ve made a lot of progress,” Rooney told NFL Network’s Judy Battista. “Still work to be done but it’s good to see that a lot of the programs that we’ve put in place, a lot of the policy changes that we have made down through the years.