NFL owners looking for head coaches, general managers must complete comprehensive employment training

NFL team owners looking for a new head coach or general manager should complete comprehensive hiring training before starting their search.

The league announced its mandatory requirements in October, and league sources indicated many teams had already undergone training. managers) must be trained before starting.

Diversity numbers for many NFL ranks have improved over the years, but the league still struggles with head coach diversity. Last year, the league welcomed his 10 new head coaches, but only his three (Rabbie Smith, Mike McDaniel and Todd Bowles) were people of color. The NFL also had 12 of the 13 available offensive coordinator roles assigned to white men last season.

From the start of the 2012 season to the start of the 2022 season, over 80% of all head coaches hired were white males.

Teams are also highly encouraged, but not required, to involve a coach/expert in the comprehensive recruitment process when looking for a head coach. The person helps ensure that the process is fair, but does not participate in the decision-making process.

There is more than one way to get your team trained. The NFL has eight of his trainers with their own style. The training itself lasts from he 45 minutes to he an hour and a half, and training can be done virtually or face-to-face.

In December, the league provided teams with a 33-page document on fair employment practices. This guidebook provides tips for a more comprehensive hiring process, such as “Perform a selection reason bias his check.”

Jonathan Bean said, “By requiring all decision-makers in the search for head coaches and general managers, including club owners, to undergo comprehensive recruitment training, we will strengthen the league’s hiring practices and ensure that all 32 clubs We aim to support a fair and inclusive process in the The NFL chief, his diversity and inclusion officer, said in a statement provided to CBS Sports. “This new requirement, along with other significant changes to the policies, programs and procedures we established in 2022, continue to improve our overall recruitment process.”

The Looney Rule requirements have also been strengthened in recent years. For open head coach, GM, or coordinator positions, the team must interview in person with two of his outside candidates who are either people of color or women. Teams that currently have an interim head coach or GM will have to go through the entire process even if they want to hire the current interim head coach.

The league also included new offseason rules designed to slow down the hiring process. If a team isn’t in the playoffs or wants to interview a head coach candidate who is the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, he has to wait until three days after the candidate’s Week 18 game ends. This means that if a team with a vacancy wants to interview his team in the playoffs, they will have to wait until Tuesday or Wednesday to interview him virtually.

If a team wants to interview a head coach candidate participating in the Wildcard Round, it must wait until the Tuesday or Wednesday after the Wildcard Round, depending on the day that team played. That interview can be in person or virtual.

Teams must conduct initial interviews with candidates currently employed by NFL teams prior to the conclusion of divisional playoff rounds. His second interview for a playoff candidate on his team will not be allowed until that team is eliminated from postseason contention, or the week before the Super Bowl if the team is going to the Super Bowl. .