Rooney Rule

Jan 23, 2013

Rooney Rule in Ruins

Jenice Jamison |Technician Sports Editor   The underrepresentation of minorities in positions of power in the National Football League has come under scrutiny over the years, specifically in the 2000s. Sixty-seven percent of its players are African-American, but less than 10 percent of the direct leaders of these men, the head coaches, are from the…

Jan 23, 2013

Affirmative “Play Action”

Alfred Anderson | Staff Writer The Rooney rule requires that all NFL teams interview at least one minority candidate for head-coaching and senior football operations jobs. Named for Dan Rooney, the chairman of the league’s diversity committee, this regulation was established ten years ago in order to give minorities more leadership opportunities within the organization. Despite…