NFL owners made changes to the Rooney Rule but didn’t approve a resolution that would have rewarded minority hiring with draft-pick compensation.
Teams will now be required to interview at least two candidates from outside their organization for any vacant head-coaching job and at least one minority candidate from outside their organization for any vacant offensive, defensive or special-teams coordinator job.
The Rooney Rule was also expanded to apply to a number of executive positions— teams and the league office are now required to interview minorities and/or female applicants for positions such as team president and senior executives.
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Currently, the NFL has four minority head coaches and two minority general managers.
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