The NFL’s annual league meetings are set to begin on Sunday, and Florida’s attorney general James Uthmeier is demanding the league suspend its Rooney Rule.
In a video Wednesday, Uthmeier called for the rule to be suspended, saying it violates Florida law by “requiring race-based considerations in hiring.” Uthmeier threatened “enforcement actions against the league for race-based discrimination.”
The Rooney Rule was instilled in 2003 and requires teams to “interview at least one or more diverse candidates before making a new hire.” The rule was initially only applied to head-coaching jobs but has since expanded to other roles including general manager and assistant coaches.
The NFL’s annual league meeting will begin Sunday, March 29, and run through Wednesday, April 1. This will surely be a topic of discussion.
