“I think where we are right now is not where we want to be, not where we need to be,” Rooney said. “We need to take a step back and look at what’s happening with our hiring processes.”

“The first thing we’ll do as part of our diversity committee is really review this past season’s hiring cycle and make sure we understand what went on and talk to the people involved, both on the owner’s side, management side, as well as the people who were interviewed.”

“The thing I think we have to look at is back when the Rooney Rule was passed and put in effect in 2003, there was a period there where we did see an increase in minority hiring at the head-coaching position. And I think over a period of time there were 10 or 12 minority coaches hired. Since then, that trend seems to reverse itself, particularly in the last few years. We need to study what’s going on and understand better what’s going on and really decide how we improve the situation.”

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