For a sports league in which close to three quarters of its players are black, the NFL lacks representation in leadership roles.
that the Rooney Rule has not done enough to create equal opportunity for minority candidates to be hired into positions of leadership:
“What it does is it automatically casts doubt on whether or not that minority head coach or general manager actually got the job based off of his competency or got it based off of the incentive program. That's not something you want to saddle a new GM or coach with when he's already responsible for gaining the respect of his peers.”FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2018, file photo, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during a news conference in Irving, Texas.
Kane points to white privilege and unconscious bias playing a role in the league’s lack of diversity in leadership: “We have seen, historically, white men being hired, failing, and being rehired, even if not as a head coach, certainly as an offensive or defensive coordinator. It's always, to me, about power and who's in the room when it happens.
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