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Presentation
Legal Action & NFL Owners: The Path to Equity for Head Coach Hiring
Global Sport Matters (GSM) Live
  • N. Jeremi Duru, American University
  • Carl E. Douglas, Douglas Hicks Law Firm
  • Melissa S. Woods, Cohen, Weiss and Simon, LLP
  • Kenneth Shropshire, Global Sport Institute; adidas Distinguished Professor of Global Sport at Arizona State University
  • William C. Rhoden, ESPN's The Undefeated
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
3-2-2021
Abstract

Legal action (or the threat of it) was the impetus to creating the Rooney Rule, which helped pave a path towards equity in the hiring for coaches of Color. But as we continue to see progress stalled, perhaps it's time to refocus the litigation against the true decision makers of the teams: the owners.

Citation Information
N. Jeremi Duru, Carl E. Douglas, Melissa S. Woods, Kenneth Shropshire, et al.. "Legal Action & NFL Owners: The Path to Equity for Head Coach Hiring" Global Sport Matters (GSM) Live (2021)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jeremi-duru/280/