• 603. Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? (Part 1)

  • Sep 19 2024
  • Length: 48 mins
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603. Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring? (Part 1)

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  • The biggest sports league in history had a problem: While most of its players were Black, almost none of its head coaches were. So the N.F.L. launched a hiring policy called the Rooney Rule. In the first episode of a two-part series, we look at how the rule succeeded — until it failed.

    • SOURCES:
      • N. Jeremi Duru, professor of law at American University.
      • Herm Edwards, former N.F.L. player and head coach.
      • Jim Rooney, author and co-partner of Rooney Consulting.

    • RESOURCES:
      • A Different Way to Win: Dan Rooney's Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule, by Jim Rooney (2019).
      • "For ASU's Herm Edwards, Sports Bubble Helped to Overcome Racism Growing Up," by Jeff Metcalfe (The Arizona Republic, 2018).
      • Advancing the Ball: Race, Reformation, and the Quest for Equal Coaching Opportunity in the NFL, by N. Jeremi Duru (2010).
      • "Differences in the Success of NFL Coaches by Race, 1990-2002: Evidence of Last Hire, First Fire," by Janice Madden (Journal of Sports Economics, 2004).

    • EXTRAS:
      • "When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee?" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).
      • "How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy? (Replay)," by Freakonomics Radio (2023).
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