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NFL Develops 7-Point Mobility Plan for Diversity Hiring
Breitbart ^ | November 17 2020 | AP

Posted on 11/18/2020 6:36:03 AM PST by knighthawk

When the Rooney Rule was adopted by the NFL in 2003, Troy Vincent was in his 12th of 15 seasons as an outstanding defensive back. He was soon to become the president of the NFL Players Association, an impactful position he held for four years.

He joined the league office in 2010 as vice president of player engagement, and by 2014 Vincent was in charge of NFL football operations. Vincent, who is Black, had made great strides in the sport.

Yet he knows the Rooney Rule, designed to advance opportunities for minorities in such areas as coaching and front office positions, hasn’t been having the desired effect. Earlier this month, the NFL implemented a seven-point mobility plan that it projects will enhance such chances and lead to more diversity throughout a league in which about 70% of the players are minorities.

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1 posted on 11/18/2020 6:36:03 AM PST by knighthawk
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how about more whitey players?...that would be a start....


2 posted on 11/18/2020 6:38:35 AM PST by cherry
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I am waiting for them to address diversity on the playing rosters. Now there is very little.


3 posted on 11/18/2020 6:38:36 AM PST by Stevenfo
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To: cherry

And some Asians.


4 posted on 11/18/2020 6:39:05 AM PST by Skywise
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To: knighthawk

Creepy.


5 posted on 11/18/2020 6:39:18 AM PST by Vision (Obama corrupted, sought to weaken and fundamentally change America; he didn't plan on being stopped.)
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To: knighthawk

So?


6 posted on 11/18/2020 6:39:39 AM PST by Howie66 ("Ghislane Maxwell Didn't Kill Herself" )
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To: knighthawk
I know of a staffing company which was sued by the EEOC because they rejected a blind person for the position of airline pilot.

So NFL which blind quarterback will you be hiring?

7 posted on 11/18/2020 6:40:23 AM PST by Lockbox
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To: knighthawk

In plain English, affirmative action NFL style. To the NFL, excuse me while I go watch some paint dry.


8 posted on 11/18/2020 6:40:47 AM PST by Avalon Memories (I literally hate Democrats for what they're doing to our country -- attempting to turn it Communist)
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To: Stevenfo
I am waiting for them to address diversity on the playing rosters. Now there is very little.

Amusing isn't it

9 posted on 11/18/2020 6:40:49 AM PST by 1Old Pro ( )
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To: knighthawk

hurry ... pull that handle again .. flush harder!


10 posted on 11/18/2020 6:40:54 AM PST by bankwalker (groupthink kills ...)
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To: knighthawk
Just another reminder of why I've stopped watching NFL games.

The Left destroys everything they get control of. I am bitter because they have taken away so much of what I used to enjoy in life.
11 posted on 11/18/2020 6:41:23 AM PST by Dan in Wichita
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To: Stevenfo

I’m waiting on them to address diversity in the ownership of teams.


12 posted on 11/18/2020 6:42:01 AM PST by BusterDog
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To: knighthawk

Makes me furious that people on our side still watch this phony NFL tripe. It is rigged too.

The people still watching it probably post stuff about growing a pair.

I have one in my family and it irritates me.


13 posted on 11/18/2020 6:42:29 AM PST by dforest (RATS are criminals and frauds. Hide anything that belongs to you. They will steal it.)
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To: knighthawk

10% of the players must be gay - or they all must be gay, 10% of the time.

See how they like that, three nights a month.


14 posted on 11/18/2020 6:43:40 AM PST by BeauBo
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To: knighthawk

The NFL had too many white viewers, so I have volunteered to help them achieve their diversity goals by keeping my dirty racist eyeballs off of their product. :)


15 posted on 11/18/2020 6:43:43 AM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: bankwalker

Why does anyone still watch the NFL, NBA, or Noosecar anymore ?

They’re nothing but political platforms for TV networks.

Support them, and you’re supporting their socialist objectives.


16 posted on 11/18/2020 6:44:09 AM PST by BrexitBen
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CommieFootball

#boycottNFL


17 posted on 11/18/2020 6:44:12 AM PST by campaignPete R-CT (Committee to Re-Elect the President ( CREEP ) )
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To: knighthawk
Kissed the NFL goodbye long ago. College football and golf from now on for me.

"Everything the Left touches it destroys"

Sebastian Gorka

18 posted on 11/18/2020 6:44:34 AM PST by CptnObvious (Question her now.)
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To: knighthawk

When you can’t earn your position in life the old fashioned way
force someone to give it to you


19 posted on 11/18/2020 6:45:07 AM PST by Phil DiBasquette
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So once you remove any chance of a white person having success in the sport, and you continue spitting on the flag and punishing those who wont, the nfl will be just like the nba. Only followed by a small minority of the country and shunned as thugs by everyone else.

How about they just let the teams hire the guy who they think is best? if a “diversity target” has any real talent then that person will inevitably rise to the top. They don’t need affirmative action


20 posted on 11/18/2020 6:45:41 AM PST by John O (God Save America (Please))
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