The NFL has added a notable new rule for coaching staffs this year.
The NFL announced on Monday that each team will be required to have a “diverse” person on its offensive staff this upcoming season. A “diverse” person can be a female or member of an ethnic or racial minority.
The rule is being implemented to improve the chances of diverse people getting hired as head coaches.
“All NFL teams will be required to have a ‘diverse person (female or a member of an ethnic or racial minority)’ on staff as an offensive assistant in 2022,” Michael Gehlken tweeted. “This position will be funded, in part, by a stipend from league office. Rule designed to improve diversity of HC pipeline.”
All NFL teams will be required to have a “diverse person (female or a member of an ethnic or racial minority)” on staff as an offensive assistant in 2022. This position will be funded, in part, by a stipend from league office. Rule designed to improve diversity of HC pipeline. pic.twitter.com/HPfr4NE92L
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) March 28, 2022
And here’s the NFL’s official language stating its new rule:
“Beginning with the 2022 season, each club will hire a diverse person (female or a member of an ethnic or racial minority) as an ‘Offensive Assistant,’” the statement reads. “This person is to have a minimum of three (3) years of collegiate or professional coaching experience. The Offensive Assistant shall receive a one-year contract with salary and benefits to be determined by the employer club.”
The NFL has long been trying to make its coaching staffs more full of diverse individuals. In doing so the league is hoping to add more diverse head coaches.
Teams will be required to implement this new rule for the 2022 season.
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