Where does it say in the Rooney rule that teams must hire a minority candidate… or even have a single minority employee on their coaching or head office staff?
It says they need to interview a minority candidate.
It doesn’t preclude them from interviewing 100’s of white guys.
Do I agree with the rule… not completely. But is it reverse discrimination…. hardly.
When you’ve got attitudes like former “color commentator” Rush Limbaugh suggesting that McNabb was QB because of affirmative action… there’s some entrenched issues that need to be considered. By having at least one minority candidate interviewed, it doesn’t force any hiring, but it might change some attitudes.
