Later today, the league’s owners are expected to put tot vote two proposals that would amend the Rooney Rule, one of which has quickly become exceedingly controversial. It proposes to award teams with draft pick positioning compensation for hiring minority candidates to head coaching and general manager roles.
There will be a virtual owners meeting conducted today, and these proposals are only a part of what will be discussed, but they will be put to a vote, and if a two-thirds majority—24 votes—approves it, then it will go into effect immediately.
According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, “there’s a persistent belief that the rule will pass”, even with some significant opposition by the likes of Tony Dungy, the first African-American head coach to ever win a Super Bowl, and Anthony Lynn, one of just four current minority head coaches.