NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league was cooperating with Florida authorities on an investigation into its race-based hiring rule for certain coaching positions.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent a subpoena to the NFL on May 13 as part of an investigation into potential civil rights violations related to the league’s Rooney Rule and other employment practices, policies, and programs.
“I think we have been very clear about our programs, and we obviously evaluate them all the time, not just for how they get better, but also to make sure that they’re consistent with the law,” Goodell said Tuesday during league meetings in Orlando, Florida….