The Rule at the Center of the N.F.L. Discrimination Lawsuit

Published: Feb. 14, 2022, 10:50 a.m.

b'As the N.F.L. season comes to a close, we\\u2019re looking at a class-action lawsuit that Brian Flores, a former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, has filed against the league.\\n\\nAt the heart of the case is the Rooney Rule, a policy the league implemented two decades ago that has since been adopted across corporate America.\\n\\nWe explore the lawsuit and the Rooney Rule, and we hear from Cyrus Mehri, a civil rights lawyer who helped create the policy.\\n\\nGuest: Ken Belson, a reporter covering the N.F.L. for The New York Times.'