While NFL amends Rooney Rule, incentivization plan rightly put on back burner

May 29, 2020

Joe Pantorno

At the end of the day, a coach or front-office member should be hired based on merit and for the most part, minority candidates have not gotten a fair chance. 

It’s created a sizable elephant in the room for the NFL which only grew after a study from the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University along with the Paul Robeson Research Center for Innovative Academic & Athletic Prowess at the University of Central Florida College of Business was made public by The Undefeated’s Martenzie Johnson following the 2019 season.