{"id":217163,"date":"2026-04-03T07:28:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T07:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/217163\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T07:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T07:28:19","slug":"nfl-plans-to-keep-rooney-rule-despite-florida-ags-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/217163\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL plans to keep Rooney Rule, despite Florida AG\u2019s threats"},"content":{"rendered":"

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said this week the league has no plans to bow to the Florida attorney general\u2019s demands that the league suspend its rule aimed at promoting diverse hiring.<\/p>\n

The so-called Rooney Rule, which merely requires that teams grant interviews to nonwhite candidates as they search for coaches and top executive positions, has come under fire from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier<\/a>. Uthmeier, who\u2019s engaged in a primary race as he seeks re-election, issued legal threats last week, absurdly framing the rule as discriminatory.\u00a0As I explained in my post<\/a> on Uthmeier\u2019s umbrage, his rhetoric mirrored that of other conservatives who frame diversity policies as inherently discriminatory toward white people.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe that diversity has been a benefit to the National Football League,\u201d Goodell said at a news conference Tuesday<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In response to one reporter, he defended the rule and said the league would \u201cengage with the Florida AG or anybody else\u201d to discuss it:<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJa’han Jones<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJa\u2019han Jones is an MS NOW opinion blogger. He previously wrote The ReidOut\u00a0Blog.\t\t<\/p>\n

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\u00a9\u00a02026 Versant Media, LLC<\/p>\n

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