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Falcons GM Ian Cunningham Says ‘Work to Be Done’ in NFL Minority Hiring, Despite Florida AG Pushback
- Ian Cunningham, the general manager of the Atlanta Falcons, said he will continue to promote diversity in NFL leadership despite opposition from Florida's Attorney General.
- Cunningham stated, "There’s still work to be done," and plans to intentionally promote diversity from grassroots to director levels.
- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wrote to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell that the Rooney Rule constitutes "blatant race and sex discrimination" and is illegal in Florida.
- The Rooney Rule requires teams to interview at least two minority candidates for key NFL positions.
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Falcons GM Ian Cunningham says 'work to be done' in NFL minority hiring, despite Florida AG pushback
First-year Atlanta Falcons general manager Ian Cunningham said he’ll continue to push for more diversity in the NFL’s leadership positions, even after Florida’s attorney general wrote that the league’s minority hiring guidelines violate Florida state law.
NFL DEI Initiatives Such As Rooney Rule And Accelerator Program Under Legal Pressure And Even In Retreat
PHOENIX — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has repeatedly shared his opinion that diversity makes the NFL stronger and that has been enshrined in the engineering of the league's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies for decades. But it's a new day and the NFL's two highest-profile DEI hiring initiatives are being challenged or even significantly changed as part of the new times.The league has already altered its Accelerator Program, which origi…
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