Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Monday he was in favor of changes to the NFL’s Rooney Rule, which requires NFL teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching and front office jobs. Tomlin said in an interview on college basketball coach John Calipari’s Facebook series “Coffee with Cal” that incentivizing the Rooney Rule could bring out the positives. According to multiple reports, teams would receive draft picks for hiring minority candidates as head coaches and general managers. I agree it's debatable about the value placed on the incentivized plan, but I just generally like the discussion.”Tomlin is one of four minority head coaches in the NFL. The NFL announced last week changes to the Rooney Rule -- minus the incentives.

Source: Fox News May 26, 2020 11:15 UTC