Roger Goodell says NFL committed to diversity, despite Trump’s stance

Roger Godel The US Football Association’s position on diversity in the training ranks has doubled.
For the second time since then President Trump He took office in January with the intention of the retreat of many nation Diversity, fairness and inclusion policiesThe Commissioner told the correspondents that the league is still committed to the efforts of diversity, including contracts of age Ronnie rule.
While there is a progress of diversity in the ranks of Qurtubbere coaches, a correspondent for the US Football Association’s owners of the Palm Beach, Florida, asked on Tuesday why this did not translate into the position of offensive coordinator. There are no black attack coordinators in the league.
“This is a question we ask and one of the things we work with [in] How do we develop trainers who have experience and have this kind of capabilities, which we know are there, and give them this opportunity. “We have an attack auxiliary program. We want to make sure that we use these opportunities to be able to develop coaches who can do this.
“We have a lot of great offensive minds in the league, black, white and young women, too, who enter this. There are only many opportunities so that this challenge always represents.”
since January 20 installationTrump has taken a number of steps, including signing multiple executive orders, in an attempt to eliminate what he considers unfair DEI practices in the governmentAs well as companies owned by the public and private.
the Trump administration The US Football Association has not yet came to Rooney – 2003 policy It ensures that the teams will meet minority candidates For main training and other higher level functions – or other practices. The league currently includes seven major coaches, who are minorities.
“I think I was very clear that we believe that diversity makes us better, and I believe that many of our policies are designed to give opportunities and develop these talents,” said Godel. “Many of our programs are designed in this way. We are completely committed to continuing to work to try to develop better talents and give them this opportunity and make the American Football Association better in the end.
“So we all get into it. And I think it is clear that we will be completely compatible with federal laws. We have always been and will continue to do so. We believe that our policies have a positive effect, but we have never said that we are doing it. We have more work to do it, and we will do it, and it will make us better.”
Godll spoke to the correspondents February 3 on how the league has been affected by changes in the federal government’s position towards Dei.
Jodel said a few days ago. Super Bowl Lix In New Orleans. “I think we have proven ourselves that it makes the American Football Association better. So we are not in this because it is a trend to enter or go out of it.
“Our efforts are essential in trying to attract the best possible talents to the National Football League, inside and outside the field, as I said earlier. We see that. We see how it benefited from the National Football League.”
He added: “Our policies have been designed to be good in the law, and this practice has entered. Recent management“