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Can the NFL's Rooney Rule survive the DEI backlash?

Florida's attorney general says the NFL's Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview minority candidates for top jobs, is discriminatory. Trump's EEOC has challenged such policies elsewhere.

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Florida's attorney general claims the NFL's Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview minority candidates, is discriminatory. The rule has faced similar challenges from Trump's EEOC in other cases. The Rooney Rule aims to increase diversity in NFL hiring.

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