NFL Announces Creation Of New Diversity Advisory Committee, Mandating Teams To Hire Minority Coach As An Offensive Assistant
The NFL declared Monday it has developed a diversity advisory committee to review its hiring policies and procedures with a “focus on senior-level coach and front office personnel positions.”
The committee was built “in light of ongoing concerns over a lack of diversity in hiring,” the league said. As we previously reported, Last month, Brian Flores, the former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, filed a lawsuit against the NFL and three of its teams for racial discrimination.
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“We’ve worked for years and made progress in many areas to ensure that staff and leaders in our office and at our clubs reflect the racial and gender makeup of America, but we have more work to do, particularly at the head coach and front-office level,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced in a statement.
Goodell said he hopes the committee’s task will assist build a more inclusive league and their proposals to “make our efforts and those of the clubs more effective so that real and tangible results will be achieved.”
In a statement, the NFL’s 32 teams recognized diversity within the league, saying the league would commit to increasing diversity mainly among ownership groups.
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“Accordingly, when evaluating a prospective ownership group of a member club pursuant to League policies, the membership will regard it as a positive and meaningful factor if the group includes diverse individuals who would have a significant equity stake in and involvement with the club, including serving as the controlling owner of the club,” the teams’ said in their statement.