The NFL expanded the Rooney Rule once again, somewhat quietly yesterday, amid a flurry of news as well as the start of OTAs for most teams in the league, including the team that hired Brian Flores, the Pittsburgh Steelers, while he is suing the league.
Flores alleges in a lawsuit, which has since picked up additional plaintiffs including former Steelers defensive backs coach Ray Horton, that the NFL and its constituent teams have engaged in racist hiring practices for a long time. While their response to the suit called it without merit, they continue to take steps that would seem to try to address concerns—or at least perceptions—of racism.