The NFL adjusted language on its website after Uthmeier’s initial letter, and the attorney general said he was grateful. His first letter to Commissioner Roger Goodell in March said the rule was “blatant race and sex discrimination.”
Uthmeier says the state may take enforcement action against the NFL if it continues to use the Rooney Rule, which encourages teams to interview minority and female candidates for coaching positions.
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The state of Florida is warning the National Football League (NFL) that it may face legal action if it fails to abandon its “race-and-sex-based hiring policies.” “Next week, the NFL’s annual league meeting begins in Phoenix, Arizona, and the NFL draft is only a month away. Ahead of the annual meeting, my office is sending […]