Florida AG tells NFL that the Rooney Rule is a violation of Florida law

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that dude seems way enthusiastic to deliver that message.

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I don't blame him. bullshite racial affirmative action is a farce and serves zero purpose in situations like this and should be eliminated.

Crazy that it took this long for someone to point out the obvious.

I wonder if the this includes the third-round compensation picks teams get when their minority coordinators become HC.

Yeah, I can’t believe that is even a real thing. Absolutely absurd.

it does

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Uthmeier noted in his letter that expansions of the Rooney Rule now include women as a categorized qualifying minority and criticized provisions awarding third-round draft picks to teams that develop minority talent into GMs or head coaches as well as requiring the employment of a female or minority coach as an offensive assistant.

Uthmeier argued that Florida law bars employers from making hiring or workplace decisions based on protected characteristics such as race or sex, including any practices that could limit opportunities for certain groups.

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Can’t believe this hasn’t been challenged already. It’s absolutely against the law

This is definitely long over due. The NFL is a merit based system, like many sports. You can’t play if you can’t perform. Black athletes can outperform many white athletes at certain positions in certain sports. You don’t see the same reverse arguments for white players to have more sporting opportunities at the expense of black athletes. This is why the Rooney Rule needs to end.

Can’t believe it was needed?

I think it’s absurd to give incentives for a professional competitive sport over who they hire. Why should they get extra draft picks over coaching hires? That seems so crazy for a competitive sport to do. That’s fine you support it. I don’t agree with it.