Starting in the 2022 season, all 32 clubs must employ a female or a member of an ethnic or racial minority to serve as an offensive assistant coach.
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To ensure more opportunities for diverse candidates, the league added requirements on the hiring of offensive assistant coaches, and women in general. That included adjustments to the Rooney Rule adopted in 2003 and amended frequently in attempts to enhance opportunities for people of color and women for nearly all league and team jobs.
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Progress.
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