One of the creators of the Rooney Rule isn’t happy with how things are going since the rule was implemented.
It came into the NFL as a rule in 2003 with requires each team to interview ethnic-minority candidates for head coaching jobs when a position is open.
That said, the rule has been under a lot of fire as of late. Brian Flores is suing the league alleging discriminatory hiring practices and has had two other coaches join his cause as well.
Ray Anderson, who’s the Athletic Director at Arizona State and a former Falcons executive who helped create the rule, think a change should be made.
“I think they should take the Rooney name off the rule that now has no teeth,” Anderson said via Kyle Odegard of compare.bet. “It’s an embarrassment. Mr. Dan Rooney was a real advocate and really meant to have change. I think it does a disservice to Mr. Rooney and the family. I would love to see them make change that is positive but don’t utilize Mr. Rooney’s name anymore because now when you think of the Rooney Rule, very frankly, it’s a negative perception. I think that’s offensive, personally. Mr. Rooney deserves much more.”
There will hopefully be more change to come in future coaching cycles as more diverse candidates get interviewed and potentially get hired.
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