The N-F-L has tabled an initiative which would have given any team hiring a minority coach or general manager an incentive in the next draft.
The league’s workplace diversity committee says it will take another look at the idea at a future date.
Hiring a minority head coach would give the involved team a six-slot bump for their next year’s third-round draft pick. The bump would be 10 slots in the third round for hiring a minority general manager. Retaining the coach or G-M for a second year would result in more benefits.
Currently, the N-F-L has only four minority head coaches – Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, Chargers coach Anthony Lynn, Dolphins coach Brian Flores and Redskins coach Ron Rivera.
