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The NFL's hiring practices are biased against Black coaches, a former coach's lawsuit alleges

by Andy Uhler

Feb 14, 2022

The vast majority of the league's head coaches don't look like the vast majority of its players.

Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores claims in a lawsuit against the NFL that the Rooney Rule — which requires that one nonwhite candidate be interviewed for head coach positions — is all show.

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